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Christian Understanding of Politics - The Relationship between the Church and the State

Miljenko Žagar ; Veleposlanik Republike Hrvatske u Sloveniji


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str. 39-43

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The author defines the concepts of church, politics and state within the framework of Catholicism. The church is defined as a community of believers, radically declericalized following the II Vatican Council. Politics is viewed as a public activity with a view to achieving common good within a political community, which is a broader concept than a state. The state or public authority are but agents of political communities in the service of common good. Such a definition is diamaterically opposite to the totalitarian views of the state as a self-purposed entity superimposed to political communities and societis. The Christian foundation of for understanding the relationship between the Church and the state is an individual and his/her conscience. The church is independent of the state but within its field of competences nevertheless includes certain secular functions: it protects the dignity of man, strengthens social solidarity and gives meaning to ordinary human existence. Regardless of its role in society the Church has given the nod to a discretionary participation (individual and collective) of the faithful in politics.

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Hrčak ID:

110492

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/110492

Datum izdavanja:

1.12.1994.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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