Dissertationes Paulinorum, 1993, Tom 6

Stały URI dla kolekcjihttps://theo-logos.pl/handle/123456789/44008

Przeglądaj

Przeglądaj Dissertationes Paulinorum, 1993, Tom 6 wg Temat "Catholic social teaching"

Wpisz kilka pierwszych liter i kliknij przycisk przeglądania
Teraz wyświetlane 1 - 2 z 2
  • Miniatura
    Pozycja
    Krytyka liberalizmu na łamach tygodnika „Myśl Katolicka” (1908‒1914)
    Mazur, Jan (Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne Zakonu Świętego Pawła Pierwszego Pustelnika, 1993)
    The present article refers to one of the subjects discussed in Myśl Katolicka, a weekly edited in Częstochowa from 1908 till 1914 for lay Catholics, who wanted to spread the „integral” doctrine of The Roman Catholic Church, especially the papal teaching. The editors engaged in polemics with modernism ‒ an intellectual movement, that had been offically condemned by the Apostolic See; as a consequence, liberalism in question was an issue constantly presented in the columns of the weekly. Obviously, the choice of the subject is not a random: liberalism continues to have a great ‒ and growing ‒ impact on the cultural situation throughout the world, especially in Europe. The authors of the article discuss liberalism mainly from the philosophical point of view. Their citical evaluation of the movement aims at making the lay Catholics aware of the negative effects liberalism produces in almost every area of human life. Simultaneously, the critics makes a call to counteract by presenting the Christian concept of freedom in the social life. The main accusation against liberalism is its abuse of freedom, which consists in treating freedom ‒ a mean of fulfillment of the human vocation ‒ as an aim for itself. Conseqently, liberalism recognizes human freedom as absolute value for itself, whereas ‒ from Christian point of view ‒ it is merely a mean of achieving the supernatural aim ‒ God.
  • Miniatura
    Pozycja
    Podstawy oceny moralnej życia społecznego w świetle encykliki „Veritatis splendor” Jana Pawła II
    Mazur, Jan (Wyższe Seminarium Duchowne Zakonu Świętego Pawła Pierwszego Pustelnika, 1993)
    In his new encyclical the Pope discusses the fundamental problems of social and moral teaching of the Roman Catholic Church in the context of the current social situation in the world. He observes the spreading of „grave forms of social and economical injustice as well as political corruption” Simultaneously, he perceives growing „resentment of the huge mass of people, whose rights have been trampled on”. This situation, which calls for a prompt remedial action, poses ‒ says John Paul II ‒ the contemporary social question. The Pope sees the effective solution to that question on moral ground; therefore, he stresses the need of renewal ‒ for individuals as well as for societies ‒ through which justice, solidarity, honesty and openness might reign in the world. Evaluating the phenomena of the social, economic and political life John Paul II points to the necessity of connecting them with the evangelical concept of freedom. Human freedom, according to the Pontiff, should always be subordinated to the transcendent truth of the man, since only then it can lead to the authentic good of a human person. Considering current threats to the social order and politics, the Author pays special attention to the new kind of totalitarianism originating from the alliance forged between the ethical relativism and democracy. The Pope refers also to the last edition of the Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church. He lists social virtues as well as the acts, which are contrary to human dignity. In the detailed catalogue of the latter one can find such acts as tax fraud, posessions overdue or exploiting someone else’s being in an extremity. Obviously, this is a new interpretation of the commandment „You shall not steal” ‒ an interpretation stressing the personalistic basis the commandment had been established on. One cannot possibly ignore the fact, that it is the Decalogue ‒ especially the commandments from its second table - that provides for the Author of the encyclical the basis for moral evaluations of social, economical and political life. Obedience to this law is only then possible, when the mankind realizes the meaning of the fundamental relation between Truth, Good and Freedom. The decline of this awareness poses the painful social question of our time.