Pasterz pasterzy. Papież Grzegorz Wielki i jego „Księga reguły pasterskiej”

Abstract

Not only was Pope Gregory the Great a shepherd himself, but from day one of his pontificate he attached great importance to the fonnation of other priests as genuine and good pastors of the Church. The article analyzes the Pope’s Book of Pastoral Rule in which he teaches the clergy how to seek the pastoral office, how to combine pastoral work with one’s life and how to instruct particular groups of the faithful. The advice and observations of Pope Gregory the Great have theological and spiritual depth. They contain many universal ideas and solutions of ever topical problems. St. Gregory the Great can be considered the shepherd of shepherds of all times.