Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 70 No. 3-4, 2000.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Pastoral Visions and Pastoral Orientation
Pero Aračić
; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet u Đakovu Sveučilišta Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Đakovo, Hrvatska
Sažetak
The article is divided into three parts. The first part deals with notions of visions, pastoral forecasts of the future through pastoral futurology with a presentiment as to the social situation in the future and ecclesiastical practice in it, and by which criteria it should be evaluated. This means that every ecclesiastical activity should be aware of its objectives, but also of its inherited and current practice, its subject matter, goals and motives.
The second part aims at giving an outline of the religious situation in Croatia on the basis of simultaneously conducted surveys »Religion and Morality in Croatia« and »Religion in the Transitional Countries of Eastern and Central Europe«. Some of the results were published for the first time in Croatia and they correspond with the evaluation that traditional believers with serious deficiencies as to religious activities and faith prevail in Croatia. It is very significant that there is a split between religion as knowledge and as a criterion of living in all segments of society including politics, it should be noted that 54.7% (26% in general, 28.7 partly) of those born after 1971 have very partial catechization. Nevertheless, the Church continues to be very much sought-after for ceremonies and sacraments at important moments of people's lives. This is its pastoral opportunity.
The third part deals with pastoral orientation. The fundamental orientation is new evangelization. The notion and subject matter of the evangelization has been dealt with on the basis of the document Evangellii nuntiandi. Priority should be given to the evangelization of adults, especially because of the already mentioned deficiencies. It is of the utmost importance to form an integral pastoral of marriage and family for adults. It is necessary to personalize the pastoral. This could be made possible, among other things, by restructuring parishes into numerous basic communities. Of course, in order for this to happen a significant change is required among the present pastoral practitioners, who should be offered the opportunity to achieve an integral restoration of the psychophysiological, theological, spiritual and pastoral. At the same time, it seems necessary tο outline a project of services for our Church here and now for tomorrow.
Ključne riječi
new evangelization; religious situation; personalized; pastoral; integral restoration of pastoral practitioners; pastoral futurology
Hrčak ID:
29357
URI
Datum izdavanja:
24.4.2001.
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