Szewczyk, Władysław (Seminarium Duchowne w Tarnowie, 1977)
The article presents connections between contemporary psychotherapy and Sacrament of Penitence. After introductory remarkes about the need of psychological sciences in pastoral care in general, and especially in m oral theology, the Author analyses connections between psychotherapy and Penitence in 3 aspects: a) self-cognition and insight at psychotherapy in relation to self-examination of conscience at Sacrament of Penitence b) culpability and guilt feeling at psychotherapy in relation to reteence of sins in Sacrament of Penitence c) elements of interpersonal contact at psychotherapy in relation to of Penitence. Author demonstrates, that Sacrament of Penitence is for religious people very good and effective mean satisfy natural tendency to expression one’s fault, and also to reduce guilt’s feeling. The confessors ought know well the principles of clinical psychology and psychology of personality for most effective help in sacramental confession.
