Pastoral care in health and Catholic associations: Croatian catholic medical society

Autor: Franjo Turalija
Jazyk: chorvatština
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Služba Božja : liturgijsko-pastoralna revija
Volume 53
Issue 3-4
ISSN: 1849-1057
0037-7074
Popis: U osobnoj i tuđoj bolesti čovjek doživljava svoju nemoć, ograničenost i privremenost, što postaje kušnja za vjeru i vodi do propitkivanja smisla postojanja, očaja i pobune, traženja Boga i povratka njemu. Svjedočenjem vjere svećenik, liječnik, medicinska sestra, članovi obitelji i drugi bolesniku pružaju nadu ne samo u povratak zdravlja, nego i u puninu života. Godine 1991. osnovano je Hrvatsko katoličko liječničko društvo (HKLD) s ciljem promicanja kršćanskih načela u zaštiti zdravlja i čuvanju ljudskog života od začeća do prirodne smrti. Ono djeluje u javnosti zalažući se za kršćanske vrednote u društvu, posebno na području zdravstvene skrbi te u razjašnjavanju složenih bioetičkih problema kako bi se promicala politika prihvaćanja i poštovanja dostojanstva svake ljudske osobe. HKLD, uz druge laičke udruge i pokrete, ima za cilj svojim djelovanjem, počevši od osobnih svjedočenja, osvijetliti lice samoga Krista u današnjem vremenu, lice koje se najočitije prepoznaje u svakom bolesniku.
In a personal and other people’s illnesses man experiences his weakness, limitations and temporariness, which becomes a test of faith and leads to questioning the meaning of existence, to despair and rebellion, to the search of God and return to him. By giving witness to faith, the priest, doctor, nurse, family members and others offer the patient hope in returning health and fullness of life. In 1991 the Croatian Catholic Medical Society was founded with the aim of promoting the Christian principles in health protection and preservation of human life from conception to natural death. It is active in public advocating the Christian values in society, particularly in the field of health care and explaining the complex bio-ethical issues in order to promote the policy of acceptance and respect for the dignity of every human person. Along with other lay associations and movements, the Society seeks to highlight, by its activities and personal examples, the face of Christ in today’s time, the face which is most obviously recognized in every patient.
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