Professional paper
Pastoral practice of acceptance and mercy in actual marital and family challenges
Šimo Maršić
; University of Sarajevo - Catholic Theological Faculty in Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Abstract
In this paper our aim is, in the context of The Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy and in the light of Church documents, especially Pope Francis’s Apostolic Exhortation on The Joy of Love, to analyze concisely and present theological-pastoral principles of Mercy and Incarnation in the pastoral practice of mercy and acceptance of the person experiencing difficulties in marriage. We will focus in particular on the principle of gradualism in pastoral practice, which means valuing human efforts to approximate the ideal. The pastoral practice of mercy and acceptance of persons experiencing difficulty in marriage and persons in so-called irregular marriages and family situations will always, according to Pope Francis, involve responsible personal and pastoral judgment.
Keywords
mercy; principle of Incarnation in pastoral practice; principle of gradualism in pastoral practice; pastoral judgment.
Hrčak ID:
260576
URI
Publication date:
1.7.2017.
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