Review article

Relational-communional identity of priests

Ljubo Zadrić orcid.org/0009-0005-6426-8967 *

* Corresponding author.

Abstract

Our article puts back in the center the importance of the development of relational-communal character for today’s priestly identity. The character founded on the one hand on Sacred Scripture and on the other hand on the needs of modern people. It is now clear how the Church thought internal relationship and communion remains in contact with the world. Moreover, in ecclesial activity we give precedence to the Church seen as a community and not as the clerical institution. Starting from the original priestly identity which would be the following of Christ, the relational-communal character diminishes the risk of internal ecclesial crises: such as individualism and clericalism and assists the Church to approach the world in an open way: that is, to listen, to exercise service and to direct people to Christ, who is the central figure of our encounter and communion with God.

Keywords

priestly identity; relationship; communion; presbytery

Hrčak ID:

307868

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/307868

Publication date:

12.9.2023.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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