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What Pope Francis expects from the
pastors of the Church: (Amoris
Laetitia; Chap. 35 – 37; 305 – 312) In every situation, when dealing with those
who have difficulties in living God’s law to the full, the invitation to
pursue the via caritatis
must be clearly heard. (306)
“Without detracting from the evangelical ideal, … to accompany with mercy and patience the eventual
stages of personal growth as these progressively appear”, making room for
“the Lord’s mercy, which spurs us on to do our best”. (308) To be attentive to the goodness which the
Holy Spirit sows in the midst of human weakness. (308) To be like a Mother who, while clearly expressing
her objective teaching, “always does what good she can, even if in the
process, her shoes get soiled by the mud of the street”.356 (308) To propose to the faithful the full ideal of
the Gospel and the Church’s teaching. (308)
To consider, that the Gospel itself tells us
not to judge or condemn. (cf. Mt 7:1; Lk 6:37). (308) To enter into the reality of other people’s
lives. (308) To pattern the behavior after the Son of God
who goes out to everyone with358out exception”. (309) To show, that “mercy is the very foundation
of the Church’s life. (310) All of the pastoral activity of the Church
should be caught up in the tenderness which she
shows to believers. (310) To act as arbiters of grace rather than its
facilitators. (310) To make room for God’s unconditional love in
the pastoral activity.364 (311)
To create a framework and a setting which
help us avoid a cold bureaucratic morality in dealing with more sensitive
issues.(312) To practice a pastoral discernment filled
with merciful love, which is ever ready to understand, forgive, accompany,
hope, and above all integrate. (3Chur12) To “open the heart to those living on the
outermost fringes of society”.366 (312) To listen to the faithful with sensitivity
and serenity, with a sincere desire to understand their plight and their
point of view, in order to help them live better lives and to recognize their
proper place in the Church. Not to remain in simply decrying present-day
evils …nor to try to impose rules by sheer authority. (35) Not to present marriage in such a way that its unitive meaning, its call to grow in love and its
ideal of mutual assistance are overshadowed by an almost exclusive insistence
on the duty of procreation. (36) To provide solid guidance to young married
couples, understanding their timetables, their way of thinking and their
concrete concerns. (36) Not to propose a far too abstract and almost
artificial theological ideal of marriage, far removed from the concrete
situations and practical possibilities of real families. (36) To present marriage more as a dynamic path to
personal development and fulfilment than as a lifelong burden. (37) To make room for the consciences of the
faithful. (351) To consider,
that the Eucharist “is not a prize for the perfect, but a powerful medicine
and nourishment for the weak”. Not only to apply moral laws, as if they were
stones to throw at people’s lives. (305) Not to judge with superiority and
superficiality difficult cases and wounded families”. (305) Not by thinking that everything is black and
white, sometimes to close off the way of grace and of growth, and to
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The key question: What is
"typically Christian"? If there must be
no failure of a marriage for faithful Christians Or If
the church leadership - is pioneer in researching the causes of partnership conflicts and
their solutions, - conveys the found information in marriage preparation, marriage
guidance and in the proclamation, - provides qualified counseling and therapy options for marriage
problems, - provides spiritual support for the design of married life and
marriage conflicts through contemporary doctrine of faith and contemporary
prayer language, and
at the same time calls on the believers - to be above-average informed about the causes and
solutions of partnership conflicts – also in order to be available to
friends, acquaintances and fellow Christians as sensitive and helpful
conversation partners, - In case of conflict, to be willing to receive timely
qualified external help, - by renouncing accusation to perceive one's own (possibly
unconscious) share of the endangerment of the marriage, - In the case of separation, to try to limit damage and to
seek equitable solutions, - to keep existing children out of the conflict of the
parents with the help of qualified counseling, - after the failure of a marriage, to be ready to bear the
fair following burdens and to learn from one's own mistakes, - In the case of marriage conflicts, the sources of power,
responsibility and consolation offered by the Christian faith must be taken into account. "Typically
Christian": So if there is above-average
competence and above-average efforts on the part of the church leadership as
well as on the part of the believers - to maintain
partnership relationships, - for the quality of
partnership relationships - and for dealing with
failed marriages Jesus' moral
proclamation
but
demands comprehensive responsibility, mental-spiritual alertness and creativity for loving
cooperation Jesus
fights both attitudes: The
soul-killing legal-thinking of the "scribes" of all times and the liberalistic and narrow–minded attitude Jesus' concern is
always growth: For
mental and spiritual growth of man and for the growth of the "Kingdom of God". Manfred Hanglberger (www.hanglberger-manfred.de ) |
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