An Adequate Moral Theology for Our Times

Abstract

The present state of moral theology in Poland bears some signs of a crisis, as the number of students of theological sciences is shrinking and the faith, which can give wings to the testimony of theologians, is weakening. The progressive process of secularization becomes at the same time a challenge to a deeper interpretation of contemporary culture and to find a new way and language of conveying the Gospel content. Pope Francis emphasized that theological studies "constitute a kind of providential cultural laboratory in which the Church performs a performative interpretation of the reality that flows from the event of Jesus Christ and which is nourished by the gifts of wisdom and knowledge which the Holy Spirit enriches in various forms the whole people of God." Proper identification of the addressees of the Church's moral message will allow for a better adjustment of the forms of teaching. Theology is to serve the People of God in a deeper experience of faith and to contribute to the ongoing public debate in order to explain the Church's position and to argue moral truths. For this purpose, you also need to use new media that will allow you to reach a wider audience.