Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb
Abstract
Rad se bavi višeslojnom problematikom fatimskog zahtjeva za posvećenje Rusije i svijeta unutar šireg konteksta teoloških promišljanja jednog od najvećih mariologa XX. stoljeća i koncilskog perita Renéa Laurentina (1917. – 2017.). Prvi, uvodni dio rada kontekstualizira temu, ocrtavajući Laurentinov pristup bavljenju problematikom ukazanja, pa tako i onog fatimskog, te sumirajući njegov doprinos na tom području. Drugi dio rada na temelju Laurentinovih uvida i prosudbi upućuje u delikatnost problematike fatimskog zahtjeva u vidu poteškoća koje je on za pape predstavljao u diplomatskom pogledu, što se tiče odnosa papinske službe prema privatnim objavama te gledom na sud o valjanosti učinjenih posvećenja. Treći dio rada donosi Laurentinova razmatranja problematike fatimskog zahtjeva za posvećenje Rusije i svijeta s teološkog stajališta. Zaključni dio rada daje oris Laurentinovih konkretnih, praktičnih prijedloga proizašlih iz njegova teološkog promišljanja fatimskog zahtjeva za posvećenje, koji nastoje oko boljeg razumijevanja same naravi posvećenja i njegove »duhovne kvalitete«, s konačnim ciljem djelotvornosti posvećenja o kojemu – budući da je posvećenje naša svetost, pobožanstvenjenje – prema Laurentinu ovisi sama budućnost osoba i zajednica.The article deals with a multi‑layered issue of the Fatima plea for the consecration of Russia and the world within the wider context of theological reflections of one of the greatest Mariologists of the 20th century and a conciliar peritus René Laurentin (1917 – 2017). The first, introductory part of the article contextualises the topic by sketching Laurentin´s approach to the issue of apparitions, including the one that happened in Fatima, and by summing his contribution in this area. The second part, based on Laurentin´s insights and judgements, introduces the reader into the delicacy of the issue of the Fatima plea in terms of difficulties that it created for the Pope in them diplomatic sense. These involve the relation of the Papal Office to private revelations and the judgement on validity of performed consecrations. The third part discusses Laurentin´s reflections on the issue of the Fatima plea for the consecration of Russia and the world from the theological point of view. The final part sketches Laurentin´s concrete, practical proposals that are based on his theological reflection on the Fatima plea for the consecration. These are directed to a better understanding of the very nature of consecration and its »spiritual quality« with the final aim of efficacy of the consecration on which – since consecration is our sanctification, divinisation – according to Laurentin, our future as persons and the community depends
