Families in terms of the Saint Pius X Brotherhood in the journal “Always Faithful” Cover Image

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Families in terms of the Saint Pius X Brotherhood in the journal “Always Faithful”

Author(s): Dominik Figiel
Subject(s): History, Social Sciences, Education, Media studies, Communication studies, Sociology, Family and social welfare
Published by: Zakład Historii Edukacji w Instytucie Pedagogiki Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: integrism; family; modernism; liberalism; religious freedom; Marcel Lefebrve; “Always Faithful”; fatherhood; religion; the Saint Pius X Brotherhood; marriage

Summary/Abstract: Issues of the roles, functions, and responsibilities of families are repeatedly discussed by the Church. Marriage, family and fatherhood are the main values which the Church defends. But there is a context of divergent views: post-council (Second Vatican Council) Church versus the Saint Pius X Brotherhood which has been established by Marcel Lefebrve. Issues of Integrism have been still raised by the contemporary Church, which does not agree with the views of the Saint Pius X Brotherhood. This divisioncame after the Second Vatican Council. This is particularly important because ina social context the integrists views are extremely radical. The fulfilling of the religiousfunction which is based on the Saint Pius X Brotherhood thoughts can cause difficultiesin accommodating oneself within a multicultural, multireligious social reality.From this point of view, family and its image presented in the Brotherhood journal“Always Faithful” are important. The radical views of integrists on ecumenism, religious freedom, liberalism and modernism display the attitude toward other religions.All views, attitudes and actions directed towards the objections to modernist changes are called integrism, and its representatives are integrists.Analysis of magazines, encyclicals and speeches propagated by members of the Saint Pius X Brotherhood allows a view of the family from the Catholic tradition. The modernistic approach of the contemporary Church and presenting family in that contextis at variance with views which have been propagated by Integrists. In turn the Saint Pius X Brotherhood and the propagated traditional views do not respond to the needs ofthe contemporary reality – not only in religious terms but also social ones.

  • Issue Year: XII/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 215-231
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: English, Polish