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The reflection about ministry and new evangelization requires first of all the definition of the word „evangelization” and posing a question about its circumstances as well as defining the relationship between new evangelization and ministry in the perspective of the Polish social and religious reality. Due to the complex structure of ministry activity of the Polish Church such precise definitions seem to be necessary. Two basic direction of the Church’s mission – ministry and evangelization – are not contradictory. Although they are accomplished differently and are addressed to various recipients they are directed to the same goal of evangelization. The effectiveness condition of a new evangelization is a well organized ministry in parishes. The first and second part of this article is based, according to pastoral theology methodology, on the analysis of selected Church documents and sociological and ministry observations. The third part is the attempt to present the role of communication for the purposes of ministry and new evangelization in light of sociological theory.
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Termin kwestia społeczna został wprowadzony w XIX w. jako określenie położenia grupy, klasy lub warstwy społecznej w społeczeństwie globalnym ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem relacji gospodarczych i społecznych, zachodzących między daną grupą a innymi podmiotami życia społecznego. Na przełomie XIX i XX w. kwestia społeczna była utożsamiana z kwestią robotniczą. Współcześnie podkreśla się inne ważne jej aspekty, jak: nieprzystosowanie rolnictwa do poziomu rozwoju społecznego, niedorozwój i nadrozwój gospodarczy regionów, państw i kontynentów, problemy ekologii, łamanie praw człowieka, zagrożenia pokoju wewnętrznego i zewnętrznego. Istotą kwestii społecznej, bez względu na uwarunkowania, jest niesprawiedliwy podział dóbr materialnych oraz negacja godności człowieka poprzez ograniczenie jego podstawowych praw. Celem artykułu jest przestawienie ewolucji nauczania społecznego Kościoła katolickiego na temat kwestii społecznej. Papieże, od Leona XIII do Jan Pawła II, w encyklikach społecznych wskazywali na konieczność reform, których fundamentem są: sprawiedliwość i miłość społeczna. Kryterium oceny systemów politycznych i zjawisk społecznych stanowią zasady dobra wspólnego, pomocniczości i solidarności.
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The place of Christianity in social life is presently described in the relation of contemporary states to the Catholic Church and religious communities, current European models of legal solutions and to the protection of freedom of religion as the basic human right. Ideological presuppositions hinder a fair discussion both on the part of the supporters of individualistic-liberal ideology as well as the collective one. The first ideology perceives religion as a threat to human freedom, the other one negates a supernatural dimension of human existence, defining religion as one of the factors of social alienation. The influence of contemporary postmodernism is significant. The ideology inspires politics of some European states which are driven by secularity that is interpreted in a particular way; its aim is to reduce religion only to a private sphere and finally to eliminate it from public life. Christianity is perceived as an alien element which does not fit with contemporary culture and pluralistic social life. However, Christianity is still an essential element of individual national cultures, it is confessed and practiced, though its expression may vary, while secularization is a strong trend in European societies. Christians are actively present in social life and they contribute to social development though the witness of their faith, family communities and though organizations, associations, communities, religious movements, educational facilities of various levels, institutions. In this way Christians form social capital which is important for the society. Therefore it seems fitting to pose a question about the importance of Catholic associations in the formation of social capital. As Catholic associations base their activity on Christian values and their members affirm principles of Christian morality one can ask also about the significance of Christianity in social life and its impact on the formation of social capital.
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L’auteur de cet article essaie de présenter le développement de l’idée de l’option préférentielle pour les pauvres dans l’enseignement social de l’Église après le Concile Vatican II. L’amour pour les pauvres était toujours présent dans l’enseignement et l’activité de l’Église Catholique. L’enseignement du Concile Vatican II concernant la mission des chrétiens dans la vie sociale, développé et approfondi par les églises locales de l’Amérique du Sud (Conférence à Medellin - Columbia 1968; Conférence à Puebla - Mexico 1979) a donné comme suit que cette option préférentielle pour les pauvres actuellement consiste à accorder aux gens dépourvus des droits fondamentau de la personne humaine une rôle particulier dans la communauté de l’Église. Le même enseignement de l’Église reclame le respect des droits des hommes provenants de la dignité naturelle aussi bien que celle surnaturelle. Le fait de connaître cet enseignement peut contribuer à une réflexion approfondie à propos de la place et de la mission de l’Église dans la societé polonaise dont la grande partie souffre à cause de la formation des structures démocratique et économique (marché libre).
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Post-Vaticanum Secundum teaching of the Catholic Church emphasizes the role of different forms of social life for integral development of a human person. Communities, beginning with the natural one such as a family to the most complex ones determine quality of social life. Theological basis for the interest of various forms of social life are the truths about: social nature of a human being, common calling to salvation and the model of the Church as a community of people of God. The essential role of enterprises in contemporary economic life and their influence on lives of employees cause that social teaching of the Church has developed certain postulates relating to that specific form of social life. In the ethical reflection on an enterprise present in the Catholic social teaching, there are three clearly-cut planes: enterprises as communities of people, enterprises as a meeting place of capital and work, and important influence of contemporary (particularly international) enterprises on culture, on a family and economy, in a global dimension as well. Anthropological and deeply humanistic concept of an enterprise presented by the Church does not undermine its economic aspects, but puts a human person, a creator of social life in the center.
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The problem of the development of a human person and the whole mankind has a significant place in the post Vaticanum Secundum social teaching of the Catholic church. This year’s anniversary of two social encyclicals: Paul VI’s Populorum progressio (1967) and John Paul II’s Sollicitudo rei socialis (1987) indicates the need of undertaking theological and anthropological reflection upon the process of development. The Catholic social teaching placing a human person in the center of all social, political and economic processes evaluates the quality of development from the perspective of respecting human dignity and rights. Although the development issues have originated from social teaching of local churches of Africa and Latin America, thanks to the social encyclicals it took on a global dimension. The social teaching of the Catholic church by indicating the need of the integral development of a human person and the whole mankind, points out the problems of material, spiritual poverty and violation of human rights. Therefore, the teaching about development is an integral element of the preferential option for the poor in the ministry of the Catholic church.
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