SOCIJALNO-ETIČKA ODGOVORNOST VJERNIKA U DRUŠTVU U MISLI FRA BONE ZVONIMIRA ŠAGIJA
SOCIO-ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY OF BELIEVERS IN SOCIETY IN THE THOUGHT OF FR. BONO ZVONIMIR ŠAGI

Summary/Abstract: In his reflections, Fr. Bonaventura Zvonimir Šagi problematizes social structures and relations in the Catholic Church. He detects the Church as the most influential institution, which is, therefore, in the ethical sense, according to him, the most responsible in Croatian society. He recognizes that Christian symbolism is often in the service of the nation and the state, which, in fact, emphasizes a strong attempt to devalue the evangelical spirit by which Christian believers should act transformatively in society. He notes that it is extremely important what kind of value system is nurtured within the family, but also in religious communities, associations and movements. It is in the church community that it recognizes the institution that forms the ethical judgments of individuals, thus (in)directly influencing the value judgments in society and the state. It is therefore important to question, as Capuchin Bono Šagi does, the religious upbringing of the church community. The social engagement of the faithful connected with the religious upbringing in the family, but also in the Church, is not, in fact, inseparable from the church's social doctrine, to which he attaches great importance. All believers, but especially lay believers, should become able to make appropriate judgments and act as Christians in practice. Fr. Bono Šagi also makes a concrete contribution in this area.

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