Pastoral guidance for cohabiting couples – suggestions for the current Polish context

Agnieszka Anna Ukleja

doi:10.25167/FF/2018/173-196

Opublikowane: 2019-01-09

Tom 8 (2018)

Duszpasterstwo par kohabitujących – propozycje dla obecnej sytuacji w Polsce

Agnieszka Anna Ukleja

Family Forum

Dział: Varia (o rodzinie)

https://doi.org/10.25167/FF/2018/173-196

Abstrakt

Kohabitacja przedmałżeńska w Polsce, mimo iż nadal nie jest tak powszechnie praktykowana i akceptowana jak w wielu krajach zachodnich, staje się bardziej atrakcyjną formą bycia w związku (intymnym) dla coraz większej liczby młodych Polaków. Ten stan rzeczy – pomimo wyraźnych zmian w podejściu do par kohabitujących zaproponowanych przez papieża Franciszka w encyklice Amoris Laetitia – nie jest w pełni zrozumiany przez Kościół katolicki w Polsce. Przygotowanie 11-stronicowego dokumentu zawierającego ogólne wytyczne do stosowania encykliki zajęły Episkopatowi Polski ponad dwa lata. Jak dotąd nie zaproponowano również propozycji programu formacyjnego (na poziomie diecezji czy metropolii), który oferowałby konkretną pomoc w przygotowaniu par kohabitujących pragnących zawrzeć sakrament małżeństwa. W tym artykule autorka koncentruje się na najnowszych badaniach empirycznych dotyczących jakości związków kohabitacyjnych (przed i po zawarciu małżeństwa), a także na nowym kierunku w postępowaniu z parami, które żyją w tzw. nieregularnych sytuacjach, wyznaczonym przez papieża Franciszka. Opierając się na tych dwóch perspektywach, przedstawia kilka sugestii, jak podchodzić do par kohabitujących w kontekście przygotowania małżeńskiego w sposób pastoralnie przyjazny, a jednocześnie skuteczny i realistyczny.

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kohabitacja Polska duszpasterstwo przygotowanie do małżeństwa papież Franciszek

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Ukleja, A. A. (2019). Duszpasterstwo par kohabitujących – propozycje dla obecnej sytuacji w Polsce. Family Forum, 8, 173–196. https://doi.org/10.25167/FF/2018/173-196

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Agnieszka Anna Ukleja

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Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Holandia

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Born and raised in Poland. She received her BA in Family Studies at Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw (2006) and MA (2007) and Advanced MA (2008) at KU Leuven in Belgium. In 2013 she worked as a personal assistant of a Polish MP and in 2014 as a press officer at the European Parliament. She has recently (October 2017) received a PhD in Theology at KU Leuven. Her doctoral project explored the possible connectedness between the social phenomenon of premarital cohabitation in Poland, theology and pastoral practice. Currently she works as a teacher of Catholic Religion.