L’aspetto ecclesiale dell’esistenza cristiana nella morte
This article draws attention to one of the important dimensions of the Christian vision of death, namely its ecclesial dimension. Human existence, after the pilgrimage, is not a solitary existence. Since the Church is one, as we profess in the Creed, all those who belong to Christ, both the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow Press
2015-04-01
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| Series: | The Person and the Challenges. The Journal of Theology, Education, Canon Law and Social Studies Inspired by Pope John Paul II |
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| Online Access: | http://czasopisma.upjp2.edu.pl/thepersonandthechallenges/article/view/930/933 |
| Summary: | This article draws attention to one of the important dimensions of the Christian
vision of death, namely its ecclesial dimension. Human existence, after the pilgrimage,
is not a
solitary existence. Since the Church is one, as we profess in the Creed, all
those who belong to Christ, both the living and the dead, belong to the one reality
of the Church. The dead are thus not just pious memories in the human mind, but
a continuing real presence in the Church, each according to one’s proper state. The
Second Vatican Council recalled the three dimensions of the Church – the earthly,
heavenly, and the being at the stage of purification
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. Since ancient times, the Church
prays and encourages prayers for the dead, and recalls the communication of spiritual
goods. While individual persons are responsible for their actions, including the
preparation of the definitive meeting with the Lord, the whole Church still intercedes
for them. With the reality of purgatory, which is, in fact, an experience of the mercy of
God, persons closely united to Christ and His Church are able to achieve the measure
of sanctification, which they failed to achieve during their earthly life. |
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| ISSN: | 2083-8018 2391-6559 |