Responsible Parenthood in the Post–Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia — Theological–Pedagogical Perspectives

Abstract

The topic of responsible parenthood has not been sufficiently researched in Croatian  theological literature, unlike pedagogical literature wherein it has been given more attention. Since the term ‘responsible parenthood’ is not interpreted in the same way by these two sciences, the authors recognized the need to highlight more clearly the theological–pedagogical perspectives by examining Pope Francis’ Post–Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia — The Joy of Love. The theological perspective stresses that responsible parenthood is based on human responsibility complemented by a Christian conscience and offers it as such to pedagogy as a possibility. The first four sections of the paper cover an analysis of the document Amoris Laetitia while the fifth section presents responsible parenthood from the perspective of contemporary pedagogical science.