Counteracting Marginalization of Disabled People in the Community Life of the Church Cover Image

Przeciwdziałanie marginalizacji niepełnosprawnych w życiu wspólnotowym Kościoła
Counteracting Marginalization of Disabled People in the Community Life of the Church

Author(s): Dariusz Lipiec
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Pastoral Theology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: counteracting marginalization; marginalization; inclusion

Summary/Abstract: Since the beginning, the Church has been taking care of disabled people. One of the examples is the care concerning the engagement of the disabled into the life of their community. The article presents the efforts of the contemporary Church for the active engagement of the disabled. The frst part contains the description of the efforts which aim at engaging the disabled into the life of their parishes. The second part consists of the image of the extraordinary pastoral care and of the care for engaging the disabled into the life of the Church at the diocesan level as well as at higher levels. The third part presents the communities with disabled people which function similarly to the domestic Church. The ending presents indications for the further cooperation with disabled people, which aims at their active engagement in the community of the Church.

  • Issue Year: 22/2018
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 135-149
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish