Marriage and Family in the Optic of the Documents of the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (October 2014) Cover Image

Małżeństwo i rodzina w optyce dokumentów III Nadzwyczajnego Synodu Biskupów
Marriage and Family in the Optic of the Documents of the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (October 2014)

Author(s): Jan Dyduch
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Civil Law, Present Times (2010 - today), Canon Law / Church Law, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: indissolubility of marriage; family; divorces; civil marriages; Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops;

Summary/Abstract: The Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops was held in the Vatican from 5 to 19 October 2014. The paper offers a short presentation and analysis of the documents of the meeting. The discussions during the Synod were concentrated on the marriage and family issues, especially in the context of the problems and threats, which the modern world poses to the two institutions. The Fathers of the Synod also dedicated a lot of time during the discussions to the issues of assistance and help to families, as well as to the divorced faithful who contracted another, but only a civil one, marriage. The deliberations during the Synod reflected rather the traditional catholic teaching, but some of the voices during discussion did not follow it.

  • Issue Year: 20/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 141-156
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish