Ex Corde Ecclesiae: Promises and Challenges

Abstract

How does the mission of the university relate to the tnission that Christ gave his Church/ This article explores the presuppositiotis that preceded Ex Corde Ecclesiae and offers an analysis of the recetitly approved ordinatices for its impletnentation. Candid discussion of the challenges that tetnaitx in the itnpletnetitation process concludes the article. Calling the 1967 Land O' Lakes Statetnent by the presidetits of the major Atnetican Catholic universi- ties "not the path to follow, " the author explains how a successful itnple- tnentation ofEx Corde Ecclesiae tniglit look.