Pastoral care of the elderly persons after the Second Vatican Council

The thesis deals with the possibilites of pastoral care of the elderly and attempts to outline its significance for an elderly persob. It also emphasizes that pastral care may be a way how to help old people to consider their age as decent. Spiritual needs of seniors can also be better met through the pastoral care. By chosen ecclesiastical documents, the thesis also tries to demonstrate how the Church maintain the pastoral care of seniors, however the rality is often different