Catholic ecclesiology in the wake of Vatican II: The contribution of Walter Kasper to the hermeneutics of Vatican II

Vatican II and its reception could provide the impetus for a re-reading of Prof. Kasper's theological work. Inaugurated on the eve of the council, this theological contribution takes up its major themes and proposes a reception of them. More specifically still, W. Kasper adds to this attempt to interpret Vatican II, a reflection of the hermeneutics of Vatican II. The present article offers a discussion of the hermeneutical rules of the new council proposed by Kasper.