Prezbiterologia pastoralna. Zarys problematyki

• Authors: Polak Mieczysław

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Pastoral Presbyterology. Overview of Issues

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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The contemporary Church is experiencing an undeniable crisis of the pastoral identity of the priest. This crisis, however, does not imply a decrease in the significance of priestly ministry to the life and development of Church communities. Indeed, thanks to the ministry of official priesthood exercised in its fullest dimension by presbyters, the Church remains in an inner communion with Christ and receives his grace. An understanding of the bearing of pastoral ministry on the ecclesial community contributed to a systematic crystallizing ‒ on the basis of the Christian tradition ‒ of the elementary framework of pastoral presbyterology i.e. the science of the presbyter as a preacher of the word, the minister of sacraments and the leader of the community of the faithful entrusted to his care. The pastoral presbyterology that emerges from the magisterial pronouncements is naturally not of a “bookish” character. Thus, it is requires systematization and organization. The present study is an attempt to meet this task in accordance with the methodological requirements of scholarly pastoral reflection on the daily growth of the Church in the power of the Holy Spirit in the context of history.

Keywords

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priest; identity; pastoral theology; crisis

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo „Księgarnia Świętego Jacka” z siedzibą w Katowicach
• Journal: Studia Pastoralne
• Year: 2025
• Volume: 21
• Pages: 161-172

Contributors

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Polak Mieczysław

• Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu