Katecheza Kościoła katolickiego o chrzcie w perspektywie dialogu ekumenicznego
Catechesis of the Catholic Church on Baptism in perspective of Ecumenical Dialogue

Summary/Abstract: The article shows the path of ecumenical dialogue that individual Churches and church communities have taken for the sake of Christian unity. In the process of dialogue, it is important to understand the theology – in particular the ecclesiology and soteriology - of the various communities of believers. Baptism, a fundamental event for most Christian communities, plays an important role in reconciliation. The result of the dialogue is the Declaration on mutual recognition of baptism by the Catholic Church and six other Churches operating in Poland. It is therefore necessary to analyze the teaching of the Catholic Church on Baptism and discover in it those (common) elements which made it possible to sign the Declaration. For Catholics, the Catechism is an indispensable source of knowledge of the truths of faith and the place of the sacraments in the life of the baptized. Knowledge of the teaching of your own faith community is a prerequisite for proper understanding the message of other churches. The awareness of one’s own religious identity is a guarantee of establishing a properly understood dialogue with another community of believers. The discovery of unity in diversity is the great challenge of ecumenism.

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