Opieka duszpasterska w parafii w sensie kan. 517 § 2. Uwagi i refleksje kanoniczne

Abstract

In this article, the author focuses on the issue of pastoral care in the parish in terms of canon 517 (2) of the Code of Canon Law. The first part of the article presents the history of canon 517 (2). The second part highlights the reasons for entrusting the parish to persons without ordination to the priesthood. The third part is dedicated to the priest-moderator leading the parish under canon 517 (2), while the fourth part discusses collaborators of the priest–moderator within the parish. Entru­sting people without ordained priesthood with certain pastoral functions in the parish is always an extraordinary and temporary situation, which should always be accompanied by work promoting priestly vocations.