Eklezjologia ciała Chrystusa w duszpasterskich reakcjach federacji konferencji biskupów Azji na pandemię covid-19

Valerian Karitas

Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II , Polska
https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8756-1315


Abstrakt

Celem niniejszego artykułu jest analiza nauczania Federacji Konferencji Episkopatów Azji (FABC) na temat eklezjologii Ciała Chrystusa w kontekście pandemii COVID-19. W opracowaniu zastosowano metodę analizy dokumentów Kościoła oraz kontekstualną metodę korelacji. Niniejszy artykuł stanowi odpowiedź na zasadnicze pytanie: W jaki sposób Federacja Konferencji Biskupów Azji (FABC) rozumie koncepcję Ciała Chrystusa w kontekście pandemii COVID-19 i jak o niej naucza? W pierwszej części artykułu przedstawiono wpływ pandemii COVID-19 na Kościół w Azji. W drugiej części omówiono dokumenty FABC. Trzecia część opisuje kategorię Ciała Chrystusa w nauczaniu Kościoła katolickiego. Czwarta część ukazuje reinterpretację Kościoła jako Ciała Chrystusa w kontekście pandemii COVID-19 w Azji.

Słowa kluczowe:

Ciało Chrystusa, pandemia COVID-19, eklezjologia, Kościół w Azji, FABC



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Opublikowane
2026-06-24


Karitas, V. „The Ecclesiology of the Body of Christ in the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference’s Pastoral Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic”. Teologia W Polsce, t. 20, nr 1, czerwiec 2026, s. 73-93, doi:10.31743/twp.2026.20.1.05.

Valerian Karitas 
Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8756-1315



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