@ARTICLE{Derdziuk_OFMCap_Andrzej_Responsibility_2024,
 author={Derdziuk OFMCap, Andrzej},
 number={Tom 19},
 pages={117-130},
 journal={Studia Nauk Teologicznych PAN},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2024},
 publisher={Polskia Akademia Nauk - Komitet Nauk Teologicznych},
 abstract={This text deals with the responsibility of the moral theologian for the Church, which is realized in the form of growing in faith, discerning in its light the current situation of the Church, and taking on the task of the interpretation of the Gospel message in the present day. The purpose of the text is to present the mission of the moral theologian in terms of responsibility for the Church. In the development of the issue, the method of analysis and synthesis was used, and the comparison of the statements of various popes on this subject were pointed out. The result of the article is to show the three dimensions of the moral theologian's mission of listening and discernment, as well as the pursuit of holiness and the hermeneutical function. The critical function of the theologian imposes on him the task of deepening and developing the Church's teachings and popularizing them in contemporary language understandable to an audience immersed in modern culture. A moral theologian with a sense of responsibility for the Church helps to find answers to the question of how to live and how to respond to the challenges of the times. What is needed, therefore, is a pastoral conversion of theology, which, without losing anything from its in‑depth reflection based on correct methodology and solid knowledge gathered in careful reading, will be able to see the ecclesial perspective and can revitalize the faith of God's people. The personal holiness of the moral theologian and his/her rootedness in the community of the Church allow him to effectively carry out the res-ponsibility of transmitting and deepening the faith, which is the path to salvation.},
 title={Responsibility of the moral theologian for the Church},
 type={Artykuł},
 URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/133519/PDF-MASTER/2024-SNT-07.pdf},
 doi={10.24425/snt.2024.150504},
 keywords={Moral theology, Church, responsibility, Pope Francis},
}