Pastoral Practice of Acceptance and Mercy in Actual Marital and Family Challenges Cover Image

Pastoral prihvaćanja i milosrđa u aktualnim bračno-obiteljskim izazovima
Pastoral Practice of Acceptance and Mercy in Actual Marital and Family Challenges

Author(s): Šimo Maršić
Subject(s): Family and social welfare, Present Times (2010 - today), Pastoral Theology, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Katolički bogoslovni fakultet
Keywords: mercy; principle of Incarnation in pastoral practice; principle of gradualism in pastoral practice; pastoral judgment;

Summary/Abstract: In this paper our aim is, in the context of The Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy and in the light of Church documents, especially Pope Francis’s Apostolic Exhortation on The Joy of Love, to analyze concisely and present theological-pastoral principles of Mercy and Incarnation in the pastoral practice of mercy and acceptance of the person experiencing difficulties in marriage. We will focus in particular on the principle of gradualism in pastoral practice, which means valuing human efforts to approximate the ideal. The pastoral practice of mercy and acceptance of persons experiencing difficulty in marriage and persons in so-called irregular marriages and family situations will always, according to Pope Francis, involve responsible personal and pastoral judgment.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 249-256
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Croatian