Review article
To Live Priesthood Today. Theological-pastoral Account of Current S ituation
Nikola Vranješ
; Catholic Faculty of Theology in Rijeka, University of Zagreb,
Abstract
Living ministerial priesthood, as a backbone of life and Church
activity, has been largely characterized by certain challenges
in contemporary pastoral and social context. In regard to them the Church has to continually make efforts toward ever more
appropriate and engaged realization of priesthood in a concrete
situation. The challenges are particularly perceived in practical
aspects of realization of priesthood. This work, in a theologicalanalytical way, deals with and discusses greater challenges ofpriesthood today. First of all the dangers of functionalism and individualism are analyzed, as well as certain deficiencies related to pastoral programming, parish pastoral and relation to laity. Also, some possible ways and measures of overcoming the mentioned problems are suggested. The work has been designed so that it deals with specific themes related to ministerial priesthood as such, primarily having in mind Croatian pastoral situation.
Keywords
Church; ministerial priesthood; priest; service; challenge
Hrčak ID:
59349
URI
Publication date:
7.10.2010.
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