Spowiednik jako uczestnik rewolucji czułości w świetle nauczania Papieża Franciszka
Confessor as a Participant of Revolution of Tenderness in the Light of the Teaching of Pope Francis

Summary/Abstract: Pope Francis called for a renewal of pastoral commitment in apostolic exhortation Evangelii gaudium. He pointed out that the way to this target is to participate in the “revolution of tenderness”. It involves imitating the way in which merciful God addresses a weak, sinful man in need. The author of the article referred the Pope’s call to priests-confessors. In the light of the numerous speeches of the Holy Father, he pointed out that the attitude of sensitivity is the imitation of the pattern set for us by God the Father, which found its embodiment in the person of Jesus Christ. He as a Good Shepherd becomes the point of reference for the attitudes and mode of action of a confessor towards an penitent. He pointed out that Pope’s incentives have above all positive character, because they emphasize the possibility of following God’s tenderness. However, they also contain in the form of a warning – some negative examples and an imaginative comparison of a confession with torture. These two aspects of teaching are complemented by the personal story of Francis – an indication of the significant number of confessors who have been authentic witnesses of God’s tenderness and mercy.

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