The complexity of the Yugoslav communist government’s attitude towards the Catholic Church under the creation of a new socialist socio-political system is the topic that will be discussed in this ...paper based on the analysis of the press’s attitude towards the Catholic Church in the period from 1952 to 1970. Based on the quantitative-qualitative analysis of articles published in the Vinkovci newspaper Novosti in the selected period, we will show the frequency of occurrence results and the context in which the selected keywords for the analysis of the digital version of the newspaper appeared (Catholic Church, priests, religion/religiosity, clergy/clericalism, church, faith, Christianity). Thus, the analysis of the weekly Novosti aims to determine whether we can observe certain changes in the attitude of the press towards the Catholic Church over nineteen years, during which several events took place to question Yugoslavia’s overall attitude towards the Catholic Church (from the severance of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and Yugoslavia, the signing of the Protocol, all the way to the re-establishment of diplomatic relations).
In the light of the changes in the Church’s operations announced by the Second Vatican Council and the process of new evangelization as a form of post-Council attempt to respond to the contemporary ...challenges and the crisis of faith, the Diocese of Đakovo and Srijem issued, in 2008, the Statements and Decisions of the Second Synod of the Diocese of Đakovo and Srijem, titled You are Christ – for us and for all people. Their task is to be a means and a signpost for the realization of the idea of living Christian communities in which the lay faithful, together with the parish priests, would actively and co-responsibly contribute to the development and pastoral activities of their parishes. Therefore, the aim of this work, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of their publication, is to present the results of a research that speak about parish priests’ experiences in the implementation of the synodal statements and decisions. This will be presented based on the analysis of 19 profound interviews conducted with parish priests of the Đakovo-Osijek Archdiocese in the period from March to May 2018. The analysis of the collected materials, carried out by a qualitative theory-based methodology, resulted in the development of a total of 8 categories which, on the one hand, show past experiences of parish priests in the implementation of the synodal statements and decisions and, on the other hand, several causes which, in their opinion, currently lead to difficulties in implementing the same. In addition, the analysis also points to several recommendations that, in the opinion of the parish priests, could lead to improvements in their further implementation.
The European Union represents itself as a community of countries that pays great attention to the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of religion. With the intent to improve the ...implementation of the human rights policy, both within individual member states as well as their activities in the foreign policy, in 2013 it has issued EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief. On the other hand, it is more frequently pointed out that individual member states of the European Union, but also the European Union itself, as a political community, are confronted with various forms of religious discrimination and intolerance that violate the right to freedom of religion of the members of the biggest religious group in the European Union, the Christians. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to show whether the EU Guidelines have had a positive impact on dealing with the noted violation of the rights of Christians to freedom of religion in the European Union. This will be shown based on the analysis of the report of the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe and by dividing the cases before (2005-2012) and after the issue of EU Guidelines (2013-2017). Based on the analysis, it can be concluded that the European Union, despite the EU Guidelines, is still faced with a violation of the right of Christians to freedom of religion. Difficulties in resolving the primary areas of action, set out in the EU Guidelines, are most often the result of their collision with respect for other human rights and the adoption of laws for the promotion and protection of equality, especially gender equality, which consequently negatively reflect on the right of Christians to freedom of religion.
U ovom se radu razmatra o načinu izvještavanja hrvatskoga katoličkog tjednika „Glasa Koncila” tijekom pristupnih pregovora RH s EU-om. Istraživanje je provedeno primjenom kvalitativne induktivne ...analize sadržaja, u čijem je središtu Lisabonski ugovor i u skladu s time utvrđivanje i klasificiranje novinskih članaka koji izvještavaju o njegovu utjecaju na odnos EU-a prema kršćanstvu i samim kršćanima. Analizom su obuhvaćeni članci u razdoblju od prosinca 2009. do srpnja 2013., koji su potom tematski razvrstani u tri kategorije: Lisabonski ugovor i nove vrijednosti EU-a, Nova evangelizacija i budućnost EU-a te Budućnost Republike Hrvatske u Europskoj uniji. Detaljnom analizom članaka „Glasa Koncila” utvrđeno je kako su, tijekom procesa ristupanja RH u EU, oni upućivali na postojanje nesklada između vrednota koji se nalaze u temelju Lisabonskog ugovora (2009.) i njihove stvarne primjene u odnosu EU-a prema kršćanstvu (europskom kršćanskom civilizacijskom naslijeđu i kršćanskim vrednotama) i u konačnici prema samim kršćanima. Ističući kako je navedeno posljedica odmaka Europe od kršćanskog svjetonazora, odnosno promicanja ideologije ekonomskog neoliberalizma, u okviru kojega koncepti, poput sekularizma, pluralizma, relativizma, materijalizma postaju nove vrijednosti, članci upućuju na relativizirajući odnos prema kršćanstvu općenito i napose prema pravima kršćana na slobodu vjeroispovijesti. Stoga se u člancima upućuje na važnost nove evangelizacije, dijaloga i veće odgovornosti kršćana u suočavanju s duhovno-moralnom krizom u kojoj se EU trenutno nalazi. Na koncu, analiza članaka ukazuje kako se, unatoč navedenom, podupire ulazak RH u EU, u okviru kojeg se ističe tradicionalno ključna uloga kršćanstva u RH te njezina važnost u primicanju nove evangelizacije i očuvanju europskog kršćanskog civilizacijskog naslijeđa i kršćanskih vrednota u Europskoj uniji.
Katolička Crkva u suvremenom hrvatskom društvu nalazi se pred mnogostranim izazovima. Naime, premda se suvremeno hrvatsko društvo još uvijek može okarakterizirati kao ono u kojemu, među većinskim ...katoličkim stanovništvom, i dalje dominira tradicionalna institucionalna religioznost u njemu se sve više uprisutnjuje i postmoderna individualizirana religioznost. Promičući novu evangelizaciju kojoj je cilj oživljavanje župnih zajednica, uz pronalaženje novih metoda pastoralno-katehetsko-evangelizacijskog djelovanja, Katolička Crkva nastoji se približiti vjerniku suvremenog hrvatskog društva te oduprijeti negativnim posljedicama koje takav oblik religioznosti ostavlja na društvo, na pojedinca te na kršćanstvo u cijelosti, koje je u svojoj biti zajednica vjernika. U okviru takvih nastojanja Đakovačko-osječka nadbiskupija izdala je 2008. godine Izjave i odluke Druge biskupijske sinode đakovačke i srijemske, naslovljene „Ti si Krist – za nas i za sve ljude“. Cilj je ovoga rada pokazati na koji način fenomen višeoblične tipologije svećenika evangelizatora utječe na uspjeh u ostvarenju sinodskih izjava i odluka, kao danih smjernica za ostvarenje nove evangelizacije. Navedeno će se prikazati temeljem predstavljanja rezultata istraživanja provedenog u razdoblju od ožujka do svibnja 2018. godine kvalitativnom metodom dubinskih intervjua nad ukupno 19 župnika s područja Đakovačko-osječke nadbiskupije. Rezultati pokazuju da najveći broj župnika s područja Đakovačko-osječke nadbiskupije pripada kategoriji tradicionalističko-konzervativnih evangelizatora (42 %), odnosno progresivističko-puko-aktiviziranih (31 %) te rezignirano-dezerterskih (21%), dok samo jedan župnik pokazuje karakteristike Duhom Dobrog Pastira poosobljenog evangelizatora (0,05 %), što posljedično negativno utječe na mogućnosti djelovanja ove partikularne Crkve na promjene u religijskoj situaciji hrvatskog društva, a time i na ostvarenje nove evangelizacije.
In many countries today, alcoholism is becoming an increasingly common problem, the number of alcoholics is increasing, and the disease occurs in all professions and occupations. Therefore, it is ...important to talk about the increasing presence of alcoholism not only among lay believers but also among the clergy of the Catholic Church. The aim of this paper is to point out the causes of alcohol addiction and the consequences of alcoholism on the life and work of priests from the area of the Đakovo-Osijek Archdiocese. Based on the results of qualitative-quantitative research conducted using a survey questionnaire (9 priests), sampled using the »snowball« technique, this paper will, for the first time, talk about a problem that has not been discussed in the Croatian scientific community. The conducted research points to stressful events, loneliness, and misunderstanding of superiors and the environment as the main causes of alcoholism among priests.
Europska unija predstavlja se kao zajednica zemalja koja veliku pozornost posvećuje promicanju i zaštiti prava na slobodu vjere. S namjerom da unaprijedi provođenje politike ljudskih prava, i unutar ...pojedinih zemalja članica i u njihovu djelovanju u vanjskoj politici, 2013. godine izdala je EU smjernice o promicanju i zaštiti slobode vjere ili uvjerenja. S druge strane sve se učestalije ističe kako se pojedine zemlje članice Europske unije, ali i sama Europska unija kao politička zajednica, suočavaju s različitim oblicima vjerske diskriminacije i netolerancije kojima se krše prava na slobodu vjere nad pripadnicima najmnogobrojnije religijske skupine u Europskoj uniji, kršćanima. Stoga je cilj ovoga rada prikazati imaju li donesene EU smjernice pozitivan utjecaj na suočavanje s uočenom pojavom kršenja prava kršćana na slobodu vjere na području Europske unije. Navedeno će se prikazati na temelju analize izvješća Opservatorija o diskriminaciji i netoleranciji prema kršćanima u Europi i diobom promatranih slučajeva na razdoblje prije (2005. – 2012.) i nakon donošenja EU smjernica (2013. – 2017.). Na temelju provedene analize može se zaključiti kako se Europska unija, unatoč donesenim EU smjernicama, i dalje suočava s kršenjem prava kršćana na slobodu vjere. Poteškoće u ostvarenju primarnih područja djelovanja, zadanih u okviru EU smjernica, najčešće su posljedica njihove kolizije s poštivanjem ostalih ljudskih prava te donošenjem zakona radi promicanja i zaštite jednakosti, posebice rodne jednakosti, a koji se posljedično negativno odražavaju na pravo kršćana na slobodu vjere.
The European Union represents itself as a community of countries that pays great attention to the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of religion. With the intent to improve the implementation of the human rights policy, both within individual member states as well as their activities in the foreign policy, in 2013 it has issued EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief. On the other hand, it is more frequently pointed out that individual member states of the European Union, but also the European Union itself, as a political community, are confronted with various forms of religious discrimination and intolerance that violate the right to freedom of religion of the members of the biggest religious group in the European Union, the Christians. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to show whether the EU Guidelines have had a positive impact on dealing with the noted violation of the rights of Christians to freedom of religion in the European Union. This will be shown based on the analysis of the report of the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe and by dividing the cases before (2005-2012) and after the issue of EU Guidelines (2013-2017). Based on the analysis, it can be concluded that the European Union, despite the EU Guidelines, is still faced with a violation of the right of Christians to freedom of religion. Difficulties in resolving the primary areas of action, set out in the EU Guidelines, are most often the result of their collision with respect for other human rights and the adoption of laws for the promotion and protection of equality, especially gender equality, which consequently negatively reflect on the right of Christians to freedom of religion.
U svjetlu promjena koje je u crkvenom djelovanju navijestio Drugi vatikanski koncil te procesa nove evangelizacije kao uobličenja postkoncilskoga nastojanja da odgovori na suvremene izazove i krizu ...vjere Đakovačka i Srijemska biskupija izdala je 2008. godine Izjave i odluke Druge biskupijske sinode đakovačke i srijemske naslovljene Ti si Krist – za nas i za sve ljude. Njihova je zadaća da budu sredstvo i putokaz u ostvarenju ideje živih kršćanskih zajednica u kojima bi vjernici laici, zajedno s župnicima, aktivno i suodgovorno doprinosili razvitku i pastoralnom djelovanju svojih župa. Stoga je cilj ovoga rada, prigodom desete obljetnice njihova objavljivanja, prikazati rezultate istraživanja koji progovaraju o iskustvima župnika u provođenju sinodskih izjava i odluka. Navedeno će se prikazati temeljem analize ukupno 19 dubinskih intervjua koji su provedeni s župnicima Đakovačko-osječke nadbiskupije u razdoblju od ožujka do svibnja 2018. godine. Analiza prikupljene građe, provedene kvalitativnom metodologijom utemeljene teorije, rezultirala je razvijanjem ukupno 8 kategorija koje s jedne strane prikazuju dosadašnja iskustva župnika u provođenju sinodskih izjava i odluka te s druge strane nekoliko uzročnika koji, prema njihovu mišljenju, trenutačno dovode do poteškoća u provođenju istih. Uz navedeno analiza upućuje i na nekoliko preporuka koje bi, prema mišljenju župnika, mogle dovesti do poboljšanja u njihovoj daljnjoj provedbi.
In the light of the changes in the Church’s operations announced by the Second Vatican Council and the process of new evangelization as a form of post-Council attempt to respond to the contemporary challenges and the crisis of faith, the Diocese of Đakovo and Srijem issued, in 2008, the Statements and Decisions of the Second Synod of the Diocese of Đakovo and Srijem, titled »You are Christ - for us and for all people«. Their task is to be a means and a signpost for the realization of the idea of living Christian communities in which the lay faithful, together with the parish priests, would actively and co-responsibly contribute to the development and pastoral activities of their parishes. Therefore, the aim of this work, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of their publication, is to present the results of a research that speak about parish priests’ experiences in the implementation of the synodal statements and decisions. This will be presented based on the analysis of 19 profound interviews conducted with parish priests of the Đakovo-Osijek Archdiocese in the period from March to May 2018. The analysis of the collected materials, carried out by a qualitative theory-based methodology, resulted in the development of a total of 8 categories which, on the one hand, show past experiences of parish priests in the implementation of the synodal statements and decisions and, on the other hand, several causes which, in their opinion, currently lead to difficulties in implementing the same. In addition, the analysis also points to several recommendations that, in the opinion of the parish priests, could lead to improvements in their further implementation.
War, as the most severe form of social crisis, leads to numerous changes in the personal and social aspects of the lives of individuals who are involved in it. The aim of this research is to ...determine the role and significance of religiosity for the individual, along with the social behavior of Vukovar’s Catholic population while they managed the war crisis situation (Homeland War in 1991). The research was conducted with the application of qualitative methodology: grounded theory methodology (paradigmatic model of Strauss and Corbin), in-depth interviews (12) and narrative analysis (72 publications from the collection of books about the Homeland War in Vukovar). The results, however, indicate that among the population, which primarily belongs to traditional church religiosity, a special form of personal, beyond the ritual, religiosity occurred, conditioned by the specific circumstances which the people found themselves in Based on the developed substantive grounded theory, it is evident that people primarily practiced an individual personal relationship with a Transcendent being (God), which had a positive role in the population’s confrontation with the new circumstances, thus strongly affecting their personal and social behavior. Practicing such a relationship enabled them to achieve secondary control over their lives, as a substitute for the inability of primary control, thus developing spiritual strength to ease and cope with the social crisis/war situation.
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