The Christian Formation of Responsible Parenthood. The Sacrament of Baptism Facing New Challenges of New Models of Parenthood

Autor ovim člankom nastoji otvoriti raspravu o pitanju pojma te smisla i vrijednosti odgovornog roditeljstva i njegova kršćanskog oblikovanja s obzirom na sakrament krsta. Osim toga, nastoji se potaknuti na novo produbljivanje ili otkrivanje smisla nabrajanja obveza tijekom slavlja sakramenta krštenja u slučajevima novih modela roditeljstva kao što su istospolne zajednice i osobe koje se odlučuju na samohrano roditeljstvo uz pomoć medicinski pomognute oplodnje. Nastoji se otvoreno promišljati u kojoj su mjeri i na koji način novi modeli roditeljstva (napose istospolne zajednice) u mogućnosti odgojem biti istinski tumači Božjeg reda stvaranja i njegovi su-radnici u stvaranju i oblikovanju svijeta i društva pomoću odgoja djece. Naime, odgoj kako ga postavlja sakrament krštenja u svjetlu vjere upućuje nas na njegovu antropološku i moralnu dimenziju koja omogućuje djetetu dvije bitnosti ‒ osvjetljenje vlastita identiteta i dostojanstva kao slike i prilike Božje i osvjetljenje poziva na suradništvo s Bogom.With this article the author is trying to open a discussion on the issue of the concept and meaning and value of responsible parenthood and its Christian formation in relation to the sacrament of baptism. Apart from this, he is trying to initiate a new deepening or discovery of the meaning of enumerating obligations during the celebration of the sacrament of baptism in cases of new models of parenthood, such as same-seks partnerships and single parents who had a child through medically assisted conception. The author is trying to openly reflect on these new models of parenthood (especially same-sex partnerships), i.e. to which extent and how are these new models of parenthood capable of being true interpreters of God´s order of creation and his co-workers in creating and forming the world and society through education of children. Namely, the sacrament of baptism sees education in the light of faith and points out its anthropological and moral dimension that provides the child with two important things – illumination of his/her identity and dignity as the image of God and illumination of his/her call to cooperate with God