Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 78 No. 2, 2008.
Review article
Pastorale of Church Movements in the Pastorale of the Parish Community
Alojzije Čondić
; Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Split, Split, Croatia
Abstract
In order for the Church to fulfil its mission, in addition to having to evaluate, mutually respect and recognise lawful variety, in the light of faith and the Gospel it needs to differentiate the 'signs of the times'. One of these signs is the emergence of new Church movements. The author of this article speaks about mutual relations between these movements and the parish community. It presents a turnabout in the Council teachings about the Church which enables movements to expand and it analysis the relationship between offices and charismas. Apart from discussing the importance of these movements, the article briefly presents some of them. Speaking about relations between the local Church and movements, the article points out the pastoral significance of the parish. It highlights the influence of secularisation as a barrier to passing on faith. It speaks about the positive role of movements in the parish community and warns of certain tensions that movements may introduce to the local Church.
Keywords
parish; Church movements; community; local Church; teachings about the Church; pastorale
Hrčak ID:
28233
URI
Publication date:
12.8.2008.
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