Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 92 No. 3, 2022.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.53745/bs.92.3.7
A Principled Reflection on the Place of Priest in the Synodal Journey of the Church
Branko Murić
orcid.org/0000-0003-0812-0384
; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
The author begins the article with the claim that in order to gain insight into the place and role of priest in the synodal journey of the Church one needs to start with the synodal principle. Hence, in the first part of the article, he presents some emphases and sketches of theology of synodality in order to point out the style and way of life in the Church according to the principle of synodality. Since bringing back the principle of synodality demands, according to the words of Pope Francis, a transformation of the ecclesiastical mentality, the second part of the article analyses clericalism as an innerecclesiastical problem (ad intra) and points out difficulties and dangers that it holds, especially in terms of hindering the synodal process in the Church and devaluation of the dignity of all baptised, as well as the priestly identity and mission to serve. According to the clericalist mentality, the priest ought to develop separateness and distance from the people to whom he was sent. This puts him in danger to exalt his own identity as superior than identity of others, which carries another danger of denying the dignity of his own office and mission. A critical view of clericalism as a danger and hindrance to synodality, is complemented in the third part of the article with a positive perspective on the place of the priest in synodal and evangelisation journey of the people to whom he is sent.
Ključne riječi
synodality; priest; priesthood; Pope Francis; clericalism; synodal journey; people of God; theology of synodality
Hrčak ID:
295709
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Datum izdavanja:
15.3.2023.
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