“DO NOT QUENCH THE SPIRIT” (1THESS 5,19): THE CHURCH, THE CHARISMS, AND THE PRIMACY OF LOVE FROM DOCUMENT VI OF THE CATHOLIC-PENTECOSTAL DIALOGUE

Abstract

This article addresses the issue of charisms and the primacy of char­ity in the Church, based on Document VI of the International Catholic-Pentecostal Dialogue. It is an initial approach to the document, published at the end of the Sixth Phase of this Dialogue, under the title Charisms in the life and mission of the Church (2016). In this article, the chosen theme is concentrated in Part II: a reflection on diversity of charisms, primacy of love, and the relationship between charisms and service. The analysis articulates Pneumatology and Ecclesiology, with three topics: 1) the Church, the charisms and love; 2) charisms manifestation; 3) the Church in permanent Pentecost. At the conclusions, two aspects are pointed out: the relationship between the sacraments and the Spirit, and the conditions for a reception of the Document VI by the Churches.