Il Magistero dei papi riguardo alla persona del confessore e alla sua formazione, sulla base dei discorsi alla Penitenzieria Apostolica negli anni 2007–2016

• Authors: Krzysztof Niewiadomski

Title variants

EN

Magisterium of Popes Benedict XVI and Francis on the person and the formation of a confessor on the basis of speeches to participants in a course sponsored by the Apostolic Penitentiary in the years of 2007–2016

• Languages of publication: IT

Abstracts

EN

The article discusses speeches given by Popes Benedict XVI and Francis which were addressed to the Apostolic Penitentiary in the years 2007-2016. In these addresses one can see indications of high importance for a contemporary confessor. Popes show the him as a person who takes care of the penitent and prays for him or her. His sacerdotal and spiritual life should be constantly strengthened by contact with Christ. The confessor is to be reachable and available for the people. His different duties, as indicated by Popes, also also include raising one’s a pqualifications, and obedience to the Magisterium of the Church. He reveals God’s mercy and should be merciful himself for this reason but not permissive towards sins of the penitent. Now more than in previous centuries the emphasis is put on personal qualities of the confessor such as communicative skills, restraint, empathy, which facilitate a confession for the penitent.

Keywords

PL

penitencjaria apostolska; sakrament pojednania; spowiednik; Benedykt XVI; Franciszek

EN

Apostolic Penitentiary; the Sacrament of Reconciliation; confessor; Benedict XVI; Francis

• Publisher: Akademia Katolicka w Warszawie
• Journal: Warszawskie Studia Teologiczne
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 30
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 88-106

Dates

published

2017-03-30

Contributors

author

Krzysztof Niewiadomski