MJESTO I ULOGA EKONOMSKOGA VIJEĆA U PASTORALNOM PLANIRANJU U ŽUPNOJ
ZAJEDNICI
ECONOMIC COUNCIL. PASTORAL GUIDELINES FOR THE NEW PERCEPTION OF THE ECONOMIC COUNCIL
Author(s): Milan ŠimunovićSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Pastoral Theology, Canon Law / Church Law, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Katolički bogoslovni fakultet u Đakovu
Keywords: mission of the Church; the lay faithful; parish community; parish pastoral council; parish economic council; parish pastoral plan; evangelisation; financial funds; financial support of the parish;
Summary/Abstract: In the spirit of the Second Vatican Council and on the basis of the new Code of Canon Law (1983) there has been a growing awareness of the need for radical changes in certain pastoral structures. This is related to the formation of special bodies, that is to say councils, which will ensure generously proportioned participation of the lay faithful in the life and work of a parish community. Except for the pastoral council, the parish economic council is also of the great importance. It would provide advice and help parish priests with the administration of the material goods. The importance of the economic council in democratic societies is increasing, for the faithful are getting more and more sensitive about the way their donations – the money given to the Church - are spent, and there is a greater need for transparency in the administration of this money. The author starts with the statement that the role of the parish economic council is highly determined by the correct interpretation of the very essence and mission of the Church.
Journal: Diacovensia: teološki prilozi
- Issue Year: 13/2005
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 38-62
- Page Count: 26
- Language: Croatian