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aggiornamento
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ag·gior·na·men·to  (-jôrn-mnt)
n. pl. ag·gior·na·men·tos
The process of bringing an institution or organization up to date; modernization.

[Italian, from aggiornare, to update : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + giorno, day (from Latin diurnus, daily; see diurnal).]

aggiornamento Italian [addʒornaˈmɛnto]
n pl -ti [-ti]
RC Church the process of bringing up to date methods, ideas, etc.


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Ratzinger emerges from this overview as a staggeringly well-read and creative theological thinker who is deeply indebted to ressourcement theologians such as Henri de Lubac and Balthasar.
The aggiornamento forces are still pressing for further reforms in the "spirit" of Vatican II--described by O'Malley as collegiality, greater appreciation for change, and a more positive style--while the ressourcement camp stresses the continuity of Vatican II with previous eras of church history.
To the ressourcement people, the reforms of the council needed a tighter rein grounded in the earlier stages of the tradition and the patristic writings.
 
 
 
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