Educating an honest man as a social mission of the Church in the thought of Blessed Fr. Bronisław Markiewicz (1842–1912).


Abstrakt:

Education to honesty should be based on giving a good example by Catholics, building organizations and associations, which in practice would take joint responsibility for public life. The church was and is a teacher of society. The article aims to show some aspects of the Church’s responsibility in the education of the society to honesty on the example of Blessed Fr. Bronisław Markiewicz. Fr. Markiewicz knew that the witness of Christian life has enormous power and is able to rebuild whole societies. The author shows in his article that religion – according to Fr. B. Markiewicz - is a value that fosters integrity, motivates and enriches the human personality, leading the way and directions for universal and fundamental values , including patriotic and civic ones.
Key words: fr. Bronisław Markiewicz, education to honesty, social mission of the Church, public life, social responsibility