Jana Pawła II interpretacja miłości Trójjedynego. Encyklika „Dominum et Vtvificantem” odczytana po dwudziestu latach

Abstract

Twenty years ago, i.e. on 18th May 1986 the encyclical letter about the Holy Spirit Dominum et Vivificantem was published. It closed the triad of John Paul II’s trinitary encyclicals. The encyclical about the Holy Spirit is exceptional for three reasons: 1) it is a result of a mystic experience and has the character of a theological meditation; 2) in contrast to the preceding encyclicals, which were about human suffering, this encyclical spoke loudly about God’s suffering – the rejected Love which still gives life to the mortal world. In this encyclical John Paul II sought to show the Church and the world where they could find the proper strength of humankind and the true source of personal life. In the Dominum et Vivificantem room must have been made to “convict the world in regard to sin” This “conviction” cannot be a work of man, for the very core of sin is inherent in “killing God” in the human soul, in separating creation from the Creator, in distorting its own essence. In the perspective of the New Millennium of Christianity, and in view of the unheard-of rejection of God, John Paul II wished to tell especially all the people of the Church, all baptised, that the only guarantee of a new and good future is the Holy Spirit. The power of God’s life and love, which does not shrink when opposed by evil, is the only alternative to contemporary nihilism. The encyclical is therefore a prophetic calling for a return to God, to trust in Him and respond to His love.