Religijność ludowa w ocenie Episkopatu Latynoamerykańskiego (Medellin ‘68)

Abstract

The paper reports on the chapter devoted to folk religiousness which chapter is part of the documents CELAM from Medellin (1968) concerning folk religiousness. It is done in the form which corresponds to the structure of the said chapter first it describes the situation of the subcontinent of Latin America (differentiation of faith, changes which undergo their religiousness or sectarianism, the gradual character of the acceptance of the Church, the problem of the criterium of evaluation and conclusions), then theological principles (imperfect character of religious religiousness, the need to accept it as a chance for faith, the inner dynamism of folk religiousness in the direction of an authentic faith and two directions of the Church's actions: towards herself and towards the fellowship established by the Word and Eucharyst), and finally there are some pastoral indications (evangelical studies, evangelizing and creating small fellowships). Instead of a conclusion the paper quotes some opinions from the discussion on some points Medellin gives for Polish religiousness and Marian folk religiousness.