Der Mensch als Person: Die bestimmende Grundlage für Johannes Paul II. in seinem Bild von der Familie
The Human Being as a Person: The Primary Determinant for John Paul II in His Vision of the Family

Summary/Abstract: Pope John Paul II frequently describes humans in terms of personal being. One could say that this is one of the most fundamental aspects in his teaching. This text analyses the anthropology underlying his papal teaching in the context of the modern world and modern family life. The author emphasizes that the contemporary context reflects a multifaceted crisis affecting humans. The text explores a core aspect of Pope John Paul II’s teaching in his vision of the family, which is the issue of how to understand the human being as a person. Fundamentally the family is presented as a communion of persons, then a person is shown as the primary determinant in family education.

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