This study examined the basis, contents, methods, and journey of Priestly Formation through comparative analysis of the two ‘Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Sacerdotalis’(Pastores dabo vobis in 1992 and The Gift of the priestly vocation in 2016)...
This study examined the basis, contents, methods, and journey of Priestly Formation through comparative analysis of the two ‘Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Sacerdotalis’(Pastores dabo vobis in 1992 and The Gift of the priestly vocation in 2016). The basis and purpose of Priestly Formation cannot be changed(Priestly Identity), but the time has passed and the subject of Formation has also changed. Therefore the changed content and method for them are necessary. In the past, the values of priestly cultivation were made in a uniform and group-oriented manner at the institutional level, but in the present, internalizing and integrating journey for interior life is important and special methods to understand the individual circumstance of the seminarians are required. Through the concept of ‘accompaniment’ emphasized by Pope Francis, The Gift of the priestly vocation mentioned the necessity of personal and community’s accompaniment. Lastly, we looked at process of Priestly Formation and examined the points to underline in this present document.