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The Dogma of Mary's Perpetual Virginity and the Religious Vow of Chastity

Motiv which led us toward chosen topic is observed thological disorientation with mariological contents. Basic contribution of this essay would be the attempt of returning a mariology as a theological theme, under the aspect of discourse about monastic vows with orientation on vow of chastity which we considered suitable topic in a Year of consacrated life. Our essay would be structured in three chapters. With first chapter we want to present mariological thought which was brought up on The Second Vatican Council and possible both positive and negative consequences of that kind of thought in a postconciliar deliberation. Below we would present the dogma about perpetual virginity of Mary. Finally, third chapter would represent our deliberation about monastic vows, especially vow of chastity under the aspect of virginity of Mary, Jesus' mother, as an example of entirely and „for a lifetime“ abandonment to God, which should guide the etire life of consacrated person. By this essay we want to contribute in renewed comprehension of purity/virginity as a gift from God for fruitfulness of the Church and point to some possible dangers of reducing the term purity/virginity if we lost their mariological dimension from our sight

The second Vatican Council; the dogma about perpetual virginity of Mary; monkhood

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