Społeczny wymiar wiary w liście apostolskim "Potra fidei" Benedykta XVI

• Authors: Misiurski Karol

Title variants

EN

The Social Dimension of Faith in Pope Benedict XVI’s Apostolic Letter Porta fidei

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The privacy and the public life co-exist one along the other. Faith is a treasure that should never be hidden. A believer must always share it and inspire others to follow God. These two aspects of faith are highlighted by Pope Benedict XVI in his apostolic letter Porta fidei where the Pontiff underlines the communal character of living the faith which can be grouped into three topics: the new evangelisation as the process of passing on the faith, the experience of the community of the faithful and the works of charity. In the document all these areas where the faithful are active in the social life are complimentary. Setting some firm boundaries between them is a matter of convention and in some cases proves to be an impossible task. On the one hand, one can realise that the aspect of spreading the Good News directs the efforts of the faithful towards those who are far from the Church. The bond created by the common belief unites the community while helping the needy has got a much wider influence. Moreover, the role one is to play within the Church determines to some extend the profile of the social engagement of a particular faithful. However, the maturity of one’s faith is about combining all three directions of the activity within the society which then enables the genuine coherence of one’s faith and the everyday life.

Keywords

EN

faith; the Church; privacy; the public sphere; works of charity

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Bernardinum
• Journal: Studia Pelplińskie
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 46
• Pages: 191-200

Dates

published

2013

Contributors

author

Misiurski Karol

Identifiers

ISSN

0239-4456