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Divorced Catholics Living in New Relationships Towards the Pastoral Care of Bonds

Author(s): Elżbieta Kuczmarska
Subject(s): Theology and Religion
Published by: Verbinum
Keywords: the bond of marital love; divorced Catholics; unregulated marital situations; pastoral accompaniment; pastoral care of bonds

Summary/Abstract: The bond of conjugal love is a special interpersonal relationship. Today’s married couples experience many external and internal difficulties in creating and strengthening a bond of love and therefore they need support. The Church’s response to this challenge is the ministry of bonds inspired by Pope Francis. Like spouses, also couples of divorced Catholics who are in unregulated marital situations, need pastoral support for their bonds, for the good of their relationship and for the well-being of their children. The article deals with the problem of pastoral accompaniment to couples living in unregulated situations in strengthening their bonds. The problem is solved in three steps. It contains the guidelines of the Church regarding the pastoral care of bonds, shows the expectations of people living in irregular marital situations on the basis of empirical research and formulates pastoral conclusions.

  • Issue Year: 149/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 230-246
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish