Abstract
One of actors from Vatican II who still plays a major role in Church today, is without any doubt Joseph Ratzinger. He has been an active theologian, advisor and peritus in Council, afterwards being named cardinal-prefect of Congregation for Doctrine of Faith, and, since 2005, Sovereign Pontiff of Roman Catholic Church. In our contribution, we will investigate in what way event of Council, its texts, but also its subsequent reception, have influenced theology of Joseph Ratzinger, especially in regard to constitution Dei Verbum, i.e. question of authority of Revelation, Tradition and magisterial hermeneutics. From this perspective, we will comment on some of his famous expressions, among others: the real reception of Vatican II has not yet begun, and also, it is dogmatic constitutions which have to serve as reading keys for other documents, and not other way around (as in Gaudium et spes, Nostra Aetate, etc.). This engagement with his theology will also lead us to a tentative evaluation of contemporary discussion of reception of Vatican II and question of authority.
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