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Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Sacerdotalis Standards 151 Philosophy and Canon Law Vol. 4 Contemporary Challenges of Education: Values—Norms—Legislation Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego • Katowice 2018 Editor-in-Chief Andrzej Pastwa Deputy Editor-in-Chief Pavol Dancák Members of the Board Krzysztof Wieczorek (Chair of Philosophy Department) Tomasz Gałkowski (Chair of Law Department) International Advisory Board Chair Most Rev. Cyril Vasil’ (Pontifical Oriental Institute, Roma, Italy) Members of the Board Libero Gerosa (Faculty of Theology in Lugano, Switzerland), Wojciech Góralski (Cardinal Ste- fan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland), Stephan Haering (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany), Adrian Loretan (University of Lucerne, Switzerland), Janusz Kowal (Pon- tifical Gregorian University, Roma, Italy), V. Bradley Lewis (Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., USA), Wilhelm Rees (University of Innsbruck, Austria), David L. Schindler (Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., USA), Santiago Sia (National University of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland), Zbigniew Suchecki (Pontifical University Antonianum, Roma, Italy) Referees of the Board Miguel Bedolla (University of Texas, San Antonio, USA), Alexandru Buzalic (Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania), Martin Dojčár (University of Trnava, Slovakia), Michał Drożdż (Pontifical University of John Paul II, Cracow, Poland), Roger Enriquez (University of Texas, San Antonio, USA), Edward Górecki (Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic), Kathleen Haney (University of St. Thomas, Houston, USA), John P. Hittinger (University of St. Thomas, Houston, USA), Jiří Kašný (Anglo-American University in Prague, Czech Republic), Piotr Kroczek (Pontifical University of John Paul II, Cracow, Poland), Giuseppe Milan (University of Padova, Italy), Damián Němec (Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic), Stanislav Přibyl (University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Czech Republic), Piotr Ryguła (Car- dinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland), Elżbieta Szczot (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland), Alina Tata (Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania), Wiesław Wójcik (Polish Academy of Sciences) Statistical Editor: Wojciech Świątkiewicz Secretaries: Kinga Karsten, Witold Kania English Language Editor: Michelle Adamowski French Language Editor: Dorota Śliwa Italian Language Editor: Agnieszka Gatti Contents Part One Philosophy John P. Hittinger An Education to Counter the Culture of Death 7 Krzysztof T. Wieczorek The Need of Upbringing with Values in Mind in the Post-Normative Epoch 43 Pavol Dancák De Rerum Humanarum Emendatione Consultatio Catholica—Education for Co- existence 55 Grażyna Osika John Amos Comenius’s Postulate of Shaping of Wise Beings within the Context of Developing Media Competence 67 Mariusz Wojewoda The Concept of Image According to John Amos Comenius and New Media 85 Zdzisław Kieliszek Relevance of Kant’s Concept of Education for Civil Society 101 Part Two Canon Law Stanislav Přibyl Biblical Inspirations and Canonical Foundations of Education 119 Tomasz Gałkowski Church and the Bologna Process. Motives, Prospects, Difficulties 135 4 Contents Andrzej Pastwa Transsexualism, Homosexuality, and Priesthood. Canonical Remarks Concerning the Relevant Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Sacerdotalis Standards 151 Małgorzata Tomkiewicz Ratio Fundamentalis: The Role of Specialists in Formation for Priesthood. Reflection on Legal Issues 177 Damián Němec Church Schools and Religious Instruction in the Czech and Slovak Republics 191 Piotr Kroczek Catholic Schools in Poland 217 Part Three Reviews Daniel J. Mahoney, The Idol of Our Age: How the Religion of Humanity Subverts Christianity — John P. Hittinger 229 David C. Schindler, Freedom from Reality. The Diabolical Character of Modern Liberty — Brian Jones 235 Po co etyka pedagogom?, ed. Wiktor Sawczuk — Alojzy Drożdż 241 Sprawności moralne a przestrzenie pedagogiczne, eds. Iwona Jazukiewicz, Ewa Rojewska — Alojzy Drożdż 245 Familiogia XXI wieku. Wyzwania i oczekiwania, ed. Urszula Gruca-Miąsik — Michał Drożdż 249 Wychowanie w szkole: od bezradności ku możliwościom, eds. Radosław Chałup- niak, Tomasz Michalewski, Ewa Smak — Michał Drożdż 253 Konferencja Episkopatu Polski, Podstawa programowa katechezy Kościoła kato- lickiego w Polsce — Michał Borda 255 Notes on Contributors 259 Part One Philosophy Philosophy and Canon Law vol. 4 (2018), pp. 7–40 ISSN 2451-2141 John P. Hittinger The University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX, USA An Education to Counter the Culture of Death1 Abst ract: The author discusses the task of education for the lay faithful in their efforts to pro- mote a new culture of life and to challenge the culture of death. Following the lines of argument put forward by Pope John Paul II in the encyclical Evangelium Vitae, the author analyzes the ideological devices used by politicians and professors to make attacks upon life, such as relativ- ism, realism, an appeal to the majority, and an individualist notion of liberty and rights; these ideologies are criticized for their failure to properly understand human nature and the principles of political society. After clearing away the distortions of the truth about human freedom and life, the author briefly discusses some points put forward in the encyclical to appreciate the posi- tive task of education to build a new culture of life and to mobilize the consciences of fellow citizens to defend life. These tasks include rediscovering a contemplative attitude, appreciating the meaning and value of human sexuality and love, and developing a personalist philosophy for education as a whole. Key words: Gospel of Life, education, John Paul II, Church and State, relativism, human dig- nity, sacredness of life, Catholic universities, culture of life, culture of death All human beings ought to value every person for his or her uniqueness as a creature of God, called to be a brother or sister of Christ by reason of the Incarna- tion and the universal Redemption. For us, the sacred- ness of human life is based on these premises. And it is on these same premises that there is based our celebration of life—all human life. This explains our efforts to defend human life against every influence 1 This paper derives from unpublished lectures given for the Cardinal Stafford Lecture Se- ries, at St. John Vianney Seminary, Denver, Colorado, USA, on March 2, 2009. 8 Philosophy or action that threatens or weakens it, as well as our endeavors to make every life more human in all its aspects. And so, we will stand up every time that hu- man life is threatened.2 Pope John Paul II, Washington, D.C. 1979 The Task of Education for the Lay Faithful for the “Areopagus” of Political Life Political life poses a special challenge to the Catholic Church in the post-Vatican II era due to a deep tension between the recognition of the rightful autonomy of the political sphere, the “separation” of Church and state on the one hand, and yet there is the bold call for the laity as participants in the kingly office of Christ to “inscribe the divine law in the earthly city.”3 Political participation, particularly the strong encouragement for the Catholic laity to participate in political affairs, is emphasized in Gaudium et Spes, part II chapter IV.4 Cardinal Ratzinger wrote in “Doctrinal Note on Some Questions Regarding the Participa- tion of Catholics in Political Life” that “the rightful autonomy of the political or civil sphere” is a value attained and recognized by the Catholic Church. Prior to Vatican II it had not been decisively attained nor fully recognized.5 And yet this understanding should not discourage Catholics from seeking to participate in political life in the full measure of their call to “inscribe” the divine law in the temporal city. It is a call to achieve a deeper understanding of the dig- nity of the person and the principles of moral and social life so that these great 2 Homily of Pope John Paul II on the Capitol Mall in Washington, D.C., October 7, 1979. John Paul II, “Let Us Celebrate Life!”—as found in John Paul II, U.S.A.: The Message of Justice, Peace and Love (Boston: Daughters of St. Paul, 1979), 277–286. 3 Paul VI, Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern world Gaudiem et Spes, De- cember 7, 1965, n. 43, http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents /vat-ii_const_19651207_gaudium-et-spes_en.html. Hereafter as GS. 4 See my articles: “On Citizen and Conscience: Political Participation in Gaudium et Spes,” in Nationale und Kulturelle Identitat Im Zeitalter Der Globalisierung, edited by Anton Rauscher (Munich: Soziale Orientierung, 2006); “Three Dimensions of Catholic Political Participation: Dignity, Secularity and Witness,” Philosophy and Canon Law 2 (2016): 113–128; “Gaudium et Spes and the Importance of Political Philosophy,” Pontifical College Josephinum Journal of Theo- logy 20 (2) (Aquinas and the Philosophical Training of Theologians), 2015 (2013): 279–306. 5 Joseph Ratzinger, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Doctrinal Note on Some Questions Regarding the Participation of Catholics in Political Life, November 24, 2002, Feast Day of Christ the King, n. 6, http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents /rc_con_cfaith_doc_20021124_politica_en.html. John P. Hittinger, An Education to Counter the Culture of Death 9 truths can be brought to bear on contemporary issues: “The presentation of the fruits of the spiritual, intellectual and moral heritage of Catholicism in terms understandable to modern culture is a task of
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