The Eucharist and Freedom Recalling the Impact of the Magisterium of Pope John Paul II at the International Eucharistic Congress at Wroclaw (1997)

摘要

The article treats the lasting relevance of the Magisterium of Blessed JohnudPaul II during the Forty-sixth International Eucharistic Congress, held in theudimportant Polish city of Wrocław, in 1997. The article highlights the originalityudof the theme of the Congress, namely, the important relationship binding togetherudthe celebration/adoration of the Eucharist and human freedom, while makingudappropriate cross-references to the same topic in other documents by the SlavudPope. Eucharistic orthopraxis is not only related to disinterested service in favourudof one’s neighbour in commendable actions of diakonia, but also to the quest forudfreedom in the context of the respect of civil and social liberties and the exerciseudof religious freedom.