Aspekt prawny posługi przełożonego zakonnego i jego odpowiedzialność w prowadzeniu wspólnoty
The legal aspect of the religious superior’s ministry and his responsibility in running the community

Summary/Abstract: In this study, the author discusses the topic of the religious superior’s ministry in the contemporary conditions of religious life. He pays special attention to the problem of his responsibility towards the community. In doing so, he first discusses the concept of authority in the Church, because the authority associated with the office of the superior is an element of the ecclesiastical authority. Then, on the basis of the analysis of the documents of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, he discusses the legal position of the superior in that Congregation. Further, he analyzes the nature of the religious community because the ministry of the superior is always closely connected with the community. The author emphasizes the fact that the quality of the superior’s ministry affects the quality of the community and, vice versa, the quality of the community affects the quality of the superior’s ministry. Therefore, in the final part of the study the author discusses the issue of responsibility of the superior in the conduct of the religious community, paying special attention to the contemporary circumstances of the Church and society, which pose new challenges for the religious life and the ministry of the superior.

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