Some Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of Marriage and Family According to the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia (II.) Cover Image

Neke smjernice za pastoral braka i obitelji prema apostolskoj pobudnici Amoris Laetitia (II.)
Some Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of Marriage and Family According to the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia (II.)

Author(s): Ivan Šarčević
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Family and social welfare, Pastoral Theology
Published by: Katolički bogoslovni fakultet u Đakovu
Keywords: family; love; God of mercy; Church that goes forth; conscience; pastoral care of accompanying and discernment;

Summary/Abstract: The second part of the article »Some Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of Marriage and Family according to the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia« focuses on the pastoral guidelines arising from the exhortation Amoris Laetitia which relate to conscientious discernment of circumstances that result in problems and divorce, and the integration of the abandoned, divorced and separated into the church community. The paper examines the importance of the concept of discernment and its stratification as well as different types of discernment. The second part, dedicated to integration into the community, seeks to present this integration in a broader context and to show the basic contours and complexity of such a process.

  • Issue Year: 29/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 165-185
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Croatian