Wyzwania duszpasterskie w listach biskupów Kościoła katolickiego w Papui Nowej Gwinei na temat małżeństwa i rodziny
Pastoral Challenges in Letters of the Bishops of the Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea on the Issue of Marriage and Family

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes pastoral letters of the New Guinean bishops on the subject of marriage and family. Discussion on these documents allows to distinguish pastoral solutions proposed by the bishops in a specific pastoral context. The Gospel has been preached in PNG for over 100 years, but cultural customs and practices from the past are still alive. The author first discussed the marital-family challenges in today’s Church in PNG and then presented the Church’s teaching with regard to four areas of pastoral challenges: birth control, polygamy, sexual and domestic violence. These challenges call for decisive action arising from the Gospel message and the Church’s teaching. The presented analysis of pastoral activities of the Church in PNG indicates an increase in faith in this region of the world as well as the need for further missionary activity in Melanesia.

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