Holy See to publish document on use of psychology in seminaries
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Vatican City, Oct 24, 2008 / 05:01 pm (CNA).- On October 30 the Congregation for Catholic Education will issue a new document entitled, “Orientations For The Use Of Psychological Competencies In The Admission And Formation Of Candidates To The Priesthood.”

The document will be presented by Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, prefect of the congregation, Msgr. Jean-Louis Brugues, the congregation’s secretary, and Father Carlos Bresciani, a psychologist and consulter.

It will be available in Italian, English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese, and it will address the complex issue of the importance and the limits of psychology in the evaluation and formation of seminarians.

According to a Vatican official consulted by CNA, the document “is intended to propose clear criteria for establishing an adequate balance between recourse to psychology and spirituality, in order to avoid falling into both a psychology that ignores sin and grace, and a spirituality that overlooks factors related to the human mind and affectivity.”

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Published by: Fr. Paul L. Berschied
Southgate,KY, USA 10/28/2008 01:21 PM EST
The article is anxiously awaited by many of us who have been victimized by a completely protestant and neo-pagan application of psychology upon seminarians and priests. Next the Vatican needs to take sharp aim at priests who are sent away for "anger" etc. because they preach the truth. After the proper re-education they can live semi-productive lives as priests as long as there are no complaints. The USA Bishops need a complete overhaul.
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Published by: J. Kruger
Florham Park, NJ USA 10/27/2008 12:00 PM EST
I sincerely hope that the use of psychology is by the hand of God. Too many people use what they call "Psychology" to rationalize away all of God's principles. I call it "Satanology" so, be careful, be prayerful.
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