Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 83 No. 1, 2013.
Review article
The Imperative of »Conscience Formation« in the Talks Delivered by Pope Benedict XVI During His Pastoral Visit to Croatia
Josip Blažević
; The »Croatian Areopagus« - Interreligious Dialogue Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Through the seven talks that Pope Benedict XVI addressed to Croats on 4 and 5 June 2011 during his first pastoral visit to Croatia, the author is analyzing the particularities of the way in which the Pope understands conscience and the meaning of its formation in his wider philosophical and theological work, especially with regard to Croatia's accessing the European Union. In author's opinion, the call to conscience formation addressed in the Croatian National Theatre constitutes the key message of the Pope's visit to Croatia on the occasion of the First National Meeting of Croatian Catholic Families. This by no means belittles the importance of the actual incentive of the Pope's visit. Moreover, the article concludes that the Pope sees in the family, the Church and the Croatian nation a privileged place of conscience formation - and, therefore, calls Croatia to give a prophetic witness to the European Union - without which there is no future either for Croatia, or for the European Union
Keywords
conscience; family; Pope's talks; Croatia; European Union
Hrčak ID:
99333
URI
Publication date:
27.3.2013.
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