Participation in the “Synodal Way”: A Few Comments in the Light of Karol Wojtyła’s Theory of Participation
Abstract
Announcing in the German Church the so called synodal way provoked discussions concerning the participation and joint responsibility of all the faithful in the implementation of the Church mission, especially with regard to exercising power and making binding decisions. The aim of the presented reflections (comments) is to look at the discussion in the light of the theory of participation, analysed by Karol Wojtyła in his work The Acting Person. The co-existence of the community of action and the personal value of the act and experiencing as one`s own jointly made decisions may set the direction for new paradigms of exploring sensus fidei.
Keywords
synodal way; participation; Karol Wojtyła; theory of participation
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