Implementation of the Call to Holiness as an Expression of the Moral Perfection of Man. Based on the Apostolic Exhortation Gaudete et exsultate

Abstract

In his newest apostolic exhortation, Pope Francis recalls the universal call to holiness in the modern world. In this context, holiness, as an indispensable element of the moral path, leads to evangelical perfection, and is the subject of theological and moral reflections, regardless of the time in which the discussions unfold. An even larger area of challenges include practical implementation of it in human life. The call to holiness is also valid today, and is a key aspect of the life of the members of Christ’s Church in the 21st century. In, Gaudete et exsultate, the Pope invokes this fundamental dimension of human existence by inscribing it into the framework of our modern world. The Pope indicates here his encouragement regarding the issue of holiness in our present era, and it is therefore worth taking seriously. This article is an attempt to reflect on the question of holiness, reading the implementation to this call as an expression of the moral perfection of man, because sanctity was inseparably written into the requirements of moral theology.