CHAPTER 9: IMPLICATIONS I 245 9 IMPLICATIONS I: PRIORITIES AND PRESUPPOSITIONS fter describing the (Eucharistic) life of the communities of Bose and Taizé in Chapter 3 and collecting the insights expressed in interviews with some of their members in chapters 4-8, it is now time to formulate some implications for Catholic theology and the Roman Catholic Church against the backdrop of the current situation in the ecumenical process as depicted in Chapter 1. Each section presents one such implication in the form of a thesis, substantiated by particular observations taken from the data and discussed with reference to the status quaestionis. The implications articulate mymain conclusions based on the research. The observations recollect the summaries of the previous chapters and contain the reconstruction of theological rationale expressed by the monastics based on their experiences with the practice of Eucharistic hospitality. The discussion section connects these constructs with the wider context of the debate within Roman Catholic theology and ecclesial practice. Since the main intention of this study is to articulate the realities and experiences encountered in Bose and Taizé and to learn from them, I will only occasionally reflect critically on the communities themselves. Chapter 9 formulates several implications with regard to the presuppositions at work in the communities and in the wider debate. Chapter 10 explores what the encountered experiences and insights could imply for the future of the ecumenical process and the place of sharing the Eucharist in it. As such, the two chapters combined formulate what Roman Catholic theology might learn from Taizé and Bose and their decades of experience with Eucharistic hospitality. A
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