Freedom, power and the community in the light of the Second Vatican Council’s
teaching. The author assumes that the power and freedom aren’t often well
understood, and thus they cannot perform the appropriate functions and suitably
shape human life in the community. The author proposes therefore reflection on
issues referring to freedom and power in the teaching of the Second Vatican Council.
The teaching is the basis of a proper understanding of sacra potestas that is an
indispensable part of the saving mission of the Church, which is addressed to the
human. The author believes however, that the indications formulated in the teaching
of the Council could greatly enrich today’s view on the power and the ways of
governing in the politics.