THE PRIESTHOOD OF CHRIST IN THE LIGHT OF JOHN PAUL II’S LETTERS TO PRIESTS FOR MAUNDY THURSDAY

• Authors: Nawracała Tomasz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The long pontificate of John Paul II was a time for the Church to continue reflecting on the fundamental themes that constitute the identity of the community of Christ’s disciples. Among many subjects, the priesthood appears to be a special topic: on the one hand, through the pope himself and his pastoral activity, and on the other – through a series of documents devoted to the priesthood. This article will present the person of Christ as a priest since it is the starting point for reflection on the priesthood as such. In the mind of the Polish Pope, Christ is the only priest who connects His priesthood with the sacrifice on the cross. This sacrifice includes the perfection of mediation between God and people, and simultaneously, the completion of what Christ possesses eternally as the Son. Sonship, mediation and the priesthood are topics that should be considered together as they not only interpenetrate but also complement each other. Such a broad approach to the subject, however, is limited to the analysis of the Letters to priests for Maundy Thursday.

Keywords

EN

John Paul II; priesthood; letters; Holy Thursday; Christ; mediator; sacrifice

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie
• Journal: Forum Teologiczne
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 22
• Pages: 191-205

Dates

published

2021-11-30

Contributors

author

Nawracała Tomasz

• Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Poland)

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