Young People and Sexuality. Theological and Moral Approach

Autor u radu pretresa neke važne aspekte pastoralne prakse u govoru mladima o seksualnosti i to iz teološko-moralne perspektive. Rad je podijeljen u pet stavaka. U prvomu stavku autor ističe mjesto i ulogu mladih u suvremenom društvu na temelju koncilskoga nauka. U drugomu stavku analizira se seksualnost u kontekstu društvenoga napretka i s tim povezanih mehanizama koji su utjecali na izdvajanje seksualnosti kao zasebne znanstvene teme i autonomnoga društvenog fenomena. U trećem se stavku osvjetljavaju neke negativne posljedice seksualnoga veleprevrata nakon kojega je uslijedila radikalna emancipacija seksualnosti od drugih aspekata ljudskoga života, osobito od braka, obitelji i prenošenja života. U tom su smislu izložene i obrazložene neke stranputice koje ljudsku seksualnost ili degradiraju na puki objekt uživanja, zabave i potrošnje ili je izokreću u sredstvo manipulacije, iskorištavanja i represije. U četvrtomu se stavku sintetički prikazuju osnovne smjernice spolnoga odgoja u obitelji, a koje je donijelo recentno živo crkveno učiteljstvo, bez posebnih kritičkih osvrta. U petomu stavku autor obrazlaže i definira neke važne (pred)uvjete za djelotvornije pastoralno, vjeronaučno ili katehetsko pristupanje mladima u govoru o ljudskoj seksualnosti, imajući na umu nužno potrebnu pomoć roditeljima u pitanjima spolnoga odgoja. Tu je glavni naglasak stavljen na metodičke i didaktičke vidove problema, iako su ti vidovi bitno povezani s teološkim i moralnim aspektima istoga problema, tj. seksualnosti.In his article the author examines several important aspects of pastoral practice by conversing with young people about sexuality from the theological and moral points of view. The article is divided into five sections. In the first section the author emphasizes the place and role of young people in the contemporary society based on the teaching of the Council. In the second section he analyses sexuality within the context of the social progress and the mechanisms connected with it. These have influenced the singling out of sexuality as an individual scientific topic and as an autonomous social phenomenon. In the third section the author throws light upon some negative consequences of the sexual revolution that resulted in the radical emancipation of sexuality in view of other aspects of human life, especially of matrimony, family and reproduction. In this sense he exposed and clarified some sideways, which either degrade human sexuality to a mere object of pleasure, entertainment and consumption, or distort it into a means of manipulation, exploitation and repression. The fourth section provides a comprehensive synthesis of the basic guidelines of sexual education in the family, issued by the existing Church Magisterium, without any special criticism. In the fifth section the author explains and defines some significant (pre)conditions for a more efficient religious teaching, pastoral and catechetical approach to young people when speaking about the human sexuality, having in mind the necessary assistance to parents when it comes to the issues of sexual education. The main emphasis has been put on the methodical and didactic aspects of the problem, although they are closely connected to the theological and moral aspects of the same problem i.e. sexuality