Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.34075/cs.57.s1.3
Disputed Parts of Amoris Laetitia
Hrvoje Vargić
orcid.org/0000-0002-9750-8956
; Catholic University of Ivan Paul II. in Lublin, Lubin, Poland
Abstract
The article touches on some parts of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia that have provoked the greatest controversy in the Catholic public, such as certain points within the eighth chapter concerning the communion of the divorced and civilly remarried couples. The thesis offered by the paper is that what makes the mentioned points controversial is often the wrong framework for the interpretation and approach to understanding Amoris Laetitia. Considering that Karol Wojtyła’s philosophy is suitable for creating an interpretive framework for the interpretation of the exhortation, the presentation will briefly present the main insights of Wojtyła’s philosophy to interpret those places of the exhortation that have provoked controversy in the Catholic public. Special emphasis will be placed on clarifying the places that speak of allowing communion to the divorced and civilly remarried people. The article shows that Amoris Laetitia does not bring about a change in the official doctrine of the Church, but it does bring about a change in the pastoral approach.
Keywords
Amoris Laetitia; Pope Francis; dubia
Hrčak ID:
288160
URI
Publication date:
16.1.2023.
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