The article describes Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz’s high school finals taken in 1903. Prejudice of Stanislaw Witkiewicz, the father of the later painter, writer, dramatist and philosopher, against the institution of school influenced his decision of not letting his son to school. Young Witkiewicz, however, took his examinations as an extramural. The survived correspondence of father to his son reveals numerous commentaries and remarks about the finals and expressions of concern for the examinee. As based on the found report on school activity in which the examination took place, examination activities register and also pieces of information on the teachers working at this school, and first and foremost the father’s letters to the son, the author of the article attempts at reconstructing the preparations to the examination as well as its course. The text is completed with references to the high school finals in mature S. I. Witkiewicz-Witkacy’s literary and polemic creativity.
Ecclesiastical legislator committed conference of bishops in each country to develop a program of priestly formation. Polish Bishops Conference has issued standards that have been approved by the Congregation for Catholic Education in 1999. Issue of this document coincided with the end of the Second Polish Plenary Synod. His resolutions have some indications as to the formation in the seminary. These documents drew attention to the fact that the contemporary socio-cultural changes significantly influenced the appearance of gaps in the human formation of persons who want to become priests. The legislator stressed that the realization of humanity in this most important task seminarian seminary formation. It contributes to the personal development of the candidate, as well as in the long term, helps build relationships in pastoral work. Important elements of human formation seminarian is to achieve emotional maturity, mature form of freedom and the formation of responsible conscience. The introduction of the propaedeutical period and psychology to enable the candidate to the priesthood obtaining mature human formation. They are useful in even out difference and fill gaps in this sphere of formation.
The amendment to the process to declare the nullity of marriage introduced a new institution, a pre-judicial or a pastoral inquiry. The purpose of this procedure is to help those who have experienced the drama of breaking up a sacramental marriage. The diocesan bishop and the parish priest are responsible for helping such persons. An inquiry should be entrusted to other persons who will be adequately prepared for this. A pre-judicial inquiry is intended to be a tool to help assess the situation of such persons in order to determine the legitimacy case to present petition to the competent tribunal. Faithfull in the pastoral inquiry should be acquainted with the procedure and should help them to prepare formally to start process to declare the nullity of marriage. Some situations do not qualify for declaring the nullity of marriage. Then the pastoral inquiry should help those who have experienced the breakup of marriage to point out other forms of help that will service them to find the role, the meaning, and the function in the community of the Church.For this reason, the ecclesiastical law obliged those responsible for carrying out this procedure to cooperate with other legal entity who have the possibility to provide adequate assistance within the framework of structures of pastoral care of marriage.
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