Review article
CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE ACTIVITY OF THE LAY FAITHFUL IN CROATIA TODAY
Nikola Vranješ
; Theology of Rijeka, Dislocated Studies of Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb, Rijeka, Croatia
Marko Mihajić
; Theology of Rijeka, Dislocated Studies of Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb, Rijeka, Croatia
Abstract
The question of the evangelization activity of the lay faithful in the Church in Croatia is one of the key issues for the Church in Croatia today. After the Second Vatican council, lay faithful are recognised and valued as true subjects of the mission of the Church. A proper distinction and mutual respect for differences among ministerial
and common / baptismal priesthood, permits everyone to partake in the mission of the Church, in the frame of a particular vocation and role in the Church. The lay faithful are called to recognise their place in the co-responsibility for the community and to accomplish it in all those segments of life in which they are present and active. In this article the problems and challenges of the Croatian catholic laity are studied, in an attempt to demonstrate some perspectives of promotion for the activity of the lay faithful.
Keywords
Church; pastoral ministry; lay faithful; bishop; presbyter; evangelization
Hrčak ID:
76146
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Publication date:
9.1.2012.
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