Obedient academic freedom in theology - a wooden iron?

On the current interpretation of c. 750 § 2 Code of Canon Law/1983

Abstract

In the course of the pontificate of John Paul II, a series of interventions by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith prescribed a restrictive definition of the relationship between the Magisterium and theology, which ultimately led to the introduction of the second paragraph of c. 750 § 2 (CODE OF CANON LAW/1983) in 1989. The understanding of the Magisterium and the Tradition that led the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to impose this restriction on theological academic freedom will be hermeneutically analysed and its consequences evaluated. This will help to define the conditions for an adaptation of the current nihil obstat norms ad docendum in order to better correspond to a transparent and constructive dialogue between the Magisterium and theology.