Reflexión sobre el rol de los laicos en una iglesia de comunión desde el pensamiento de Jerome Hammer

Abstract

Reflection on the role of the laity in the life of the Church has been a constant throughout the centuries, with several theologians offering their firmest opinions to ensure that these valuable agents, who use their charisms to help the Church continue proclaiming the Kingdom of God from their lay vocation, are not neglected. In the course of their reflections, they have encountered many difficulties in fully recognizing the mission of the laity. Several experiences of lay people, who have been very well formed in Church doctrine and who have presented themselves to their parishes to offer their help, have been dismissed or undervalued, reducing their valuable wisdom and contribution to basic tasks. These situations reveal a lack of clarity among pastors and the faithful regarding the fundamental role they play in the life, mission, and preaching of the Church in its various contexts.