„Raport o sytuacji polskich rodzin” a duszpasterstwo

Abstract

Grounded on the foundation of immutable principles stemming out from Revelation and Tradition, the pastoral care of the Church is conditioned by the factors of time and place. If pastoral care is to be successful and comprehensible, it should take into consideration the reality in which the Church fulfills her mission. This requires that we use sociological research, especially various reports. The data from the Report on the Situation of Polish Families, prepared by Minister K. Kapera’s Governmental Proxy to the Affairs of the Family in 1998, are the point of departure to seek an answer to the question what kind of challenges the state of the Polish family poses for pastoral care. Having presented the Report and a diagnosis of the situation of the Polish family, with particular emphasis on the demographic structure of family, its financial and health condition, the situation of children and adolescents, the way they take advantage of culture, the author shows the most important problems which pastoral care in Poland must try to solve.