Mercy: the heart of the faith and the mission of the Church based on the selected examples of the teaching of Pope John Paul II Cover Image

Miłosierdzie sercem życia i misji Kościoła na podstawie wybranych przykładów nauczania Jana Pawła II
Mercy: the heart of the faith and the mission of the Church based on the selected examples of the teaching of Pope John Paul II

Author(s): Agnieszka Dudek-Kowalska
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Księgarnia Świętego Jacka
Keywords: mercy;the mission of the Church;testimony;conversion;the faith of the Church;John Paul II;contemporary times;

Summary/Abstract: In the first two parts of the article the author elaborates the faith and the testimony of the Church and within this part analyzes mercy as the subject of the experience and the message of the Church and elaborates the form of the testimony. Within the part dedicated to calling for mercy the author shows first the needs and problems of the contemporary world and then presents mercy as the basic answer for them. The author refers finally to the problem of the constant effort of conversion as the manifestation of mercy and the guarantor of the realization of the requirements of mercy. The presented analysis leads to the conclusion that the topic of mercy in the teaching of Pope John Paul II constitutes the constant and current reference and it should be realized by the faith and practice of mercy in the life and the mission of the Church.

  • Issue Year: 52/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 322-338
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish