Ex corde Ecclesiae (English:From the heart of the Church) is anapostolic constitution issued byPope John Paul II regardingCatholiccolleges anduniversities.Promulgated on 15 August 1990[1] and intended to become effective in theacademic year starting in 1991, its aim was to define and refine the Catholicism of Catholic institutions of higher education.
Institutions newly claiming to be Catholic would require affirmation from "theHoly See, by anEpiscopal Conference or another Assembly ofCatholic hierarchy, or by adiocesan bishop". Institutions currently claiming to be Catholic are considered Catholic, unless declared otherwise by the same. The document cites canon 810[1] of the1983 Code of Canon Law,[2] which instructs Catholic educational facilities to respect norms established by local bishops.Ex corde underscores the authority of bishops and mentions that canon law (canon 812)[2] requires all teachers oftheology, in Catholic colleges and universities, to have the mandate of the local ecclesiastical authority (normally the local bishop).
The apostolic constitution was viewed as a rebuttal to theLand O'Lakes Statement,[citation needed] a 1967 position paper adopted by the participants of a seminar sponsored byUniversity of Notre Dame on the role of Catholic universities.[3] Attendees at this American seminar included the presidents of the following universities: theUniversity of Notre Dame,Georgetown,Seton Hall,Boston College,Fordham,St. Louis University, and thePontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. Over a dozen other educators from North American Catholic institutions of higher education were also present.[3]
A number of Catholic universities started offering programs inCatholic studies as a response to the encyclical.[4] For example, theCenter for Catholic Studies at theUniversity of St. Thomas inMinnesota was founded in 1992.
Born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005
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