Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 88 No. 3, 2018.
Pregledni rad
Trust and Cooperation Between Priests and Lay Believers Towards New Shifts
Nikola Vranješ
orcid.org/0000-0002-0895-0284
; Teologija u Rijeci - Područni studij Katoličkoga bogoslovnog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Rijeka, Hrvatska
Sažetak
The organic activity of the Church that was promoted at the Second Vatican Council and that reflects the true nature of Christ´s community necessarily presupposes active engagement of all its members. In that sense, ordained ministers, in their dimension of ministerial priesthood, and lay believers, in their dimension of universal priesthood, act in their difference that is directed towards complementary realisation of the only ecclesial mission. For this mission, trust and cooperation between them, as well as with those who lead monastic life, is of key importance. This article focuses on the theological‑pastoral discernment of the meaning of trust between the priest and the lay believers in the Church, as well as of the cooperation between them. The author’s intention is to point out theological‑pastoral determinants of concepts of trust and cooperation and this necessarily leads to a discussion on the importance and meaning of co‑responsibility. In general ecclesial and theological discourses these concepts, and especially the concept of cooperation, are often used fairly
indiscriminately. Hence, it is important to point out their meaning in the wider and narrower sense, since this distinction reflects some essential theological‑pastoral and pastoral‑legal frameworks within which the Church operates. This discernment aims at drawing attention to new shifts in relation to bigger trust and cooperation between priests and lay believers in the pastoral field. There are presuppositions of trust and cooperation between priests and lay believers, among which the author stresses dialogue within the Church, the promotion of culture of encounter and communion with the family face, and especially the right promotion of charismatic dimension of activity of lay believers. The discernment of these realities will be of help to renewed actualisation of specific contributions of lay believers in the mission of the Church. This mission is primarily reflected in the dimension of co‑responsibility for life in marital and family vocation, their cooperation with other agents within the ecclesial life, as well as in a more honest and integral cooperation between lay believers. Finally, this discernment is carried out with the aim of pointing out possible shifts in relation to fuller integration in some segments of ecclesial life with more pronounced charismatic activity among lay believers for the good of the Church, as well as to be of help to priests, especially parish priests, in discernment, monitoring, and integrating such manifestations in the life of the Church.
Ključne riječi
priest; lay believer; trust; cooperation; co‑responsibility; Church.
Hrčak ID:
207871
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Datum izdavanja:
8.11.2018.
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