Moraltheologischen implikationen des glaubens nach der apostolichen exhortation evangelii Gaudium des Papsted Franziskus

Abstract

Pope Francis puts special emphasis in his teaching and pastoral activities on the need for evangelisation which is to awaken (reawaken) the readiness to revive the grace that flows out from the gift of faith being received. Especially, the relationship to the Triune God must be deepened and intensified; this is about renewing the covenant with God, the heart of which is the virtue of love in which the love of man for God and his / her loving devotion to his / her Creator is being revealed. Pope Francis sees a great need to revive the love of man for God that will make that His commandments are easy to meet. This is because the love for God does not spring from keeping of commandments only but a special type of moralism may arise which will consist in external fulfilment of orders and prohibitions, without authentic life of faith and with faith. The love of man for God makes him to want to live in truth which is the real guarantor of freedom and contributes to social application of the principle of the ordo caritatis.

Keywords

• culture
• truth
• freedom
• love
• covenant