Reflection on some moral emphases in the teaching of Pope Francis

Autor u doprinosu istovremeno predstavlja i promišlja o nekim moralnim naglascima u naučavanju pape Franje. U prvom dijelu doprinosa predstavlja i analizira moralne naglaske sadržane u njegovu nastupnom dokumentu, apostolskoj pobudnici Evangelii gaudium iz 2013. godine. U drugom dijelu autor ukratko predstavlja glavno nadahnuće moralnog naučavanja pape Franje, a to je božansko milosrđe, koje je istovremeno uzvišeno Božje svojstvo i sama srž Kristove evanđeoske poruke. Treći dio donosi autorova promišljanja o nekim aspektima obnove crkvenoga moralnog govora u porukama pape Franje te pozivu na dosljednost kršćanskoga svjedočenja, a na to se vezuje u četvrtom dijelu ovog doprinosa prikaz i analiza ključnih pojmova Franjine vizije Crkve kao Kristove zajednice koja u povijesti predstavlja sveti Božji narod na putu koji poznaje radosti i nade, ali također žalosti i tjeskobe. Budući da su neka moralna promišljanja i izjave pape Franje u nekim krugovima izazvali burne reakcije i žučljive rasprave, autor u posljednjem dijelu doprinosa ukratko predstavlja razloge i kontekst, a to je posinodalna apostolska pobudnica Amoris laetitia iz 2016. godine, s jasnom porukom, koja se proteže i na zaključak, da u tumačenju moralnoga naučavanja pape Franje treba njegovati ljubav i poštovanje, objektivnost i rasterećenost od predrasuda, a pritom nastojati zahvaćati dublje i cjelovitije u koncilsku viziju obnove moralne teologije u duhu evanđelja i cjelovitoga kršćanskog personalizma.In this contribution, the author simultaneously presents and reflects on some moral emphases in the teachings of Pope Francis. In the first part of the contribution, he presents and analyses the moral emphases contained in his inaugural document, the apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium from 2013. In the second part, the author briefly presents the main inspiration of the moral teaching of Pope Francis, which is divine mercy, which is both a sublime attribute of God and the very core of Christ’s gospel message. The third part brings the author’s reflections on some aspects of the renewal of the church’s moral speech in the messages of Pope Francis and the call for the consistency of Christian testimony. This is connected in the fourth part of this contribution with the presentation and analysis of the key terms of Francis’ vision of the Church as Christ’s community, which in history represents God’s holy people on a path that knows joys and hopes, but also sorrows and anxieties. Since some moral reflections and statements of Pope Francis caused stormy reactions and heated discussions in some circles, the author briefly presents the reasons and context in the last part of the contribution, which is the post-synodal apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia from 2016. The author presents a clear message, which also extends to the conclusion, that in the interpretation of the moral teachings of Pope Francis, love and respect, objectivity and relief from prejudice should be cultivated, while at the same time one should strive to engage more deeply and comprehensively in the conciliar vision of the renewal of moral theology in the spirit of the Gospel and complete Christian personalism