ŚLĄSKIE STUDIA HISTORYCZNO-TEOLOGICZNE

Vestimenta of the protonotaries apostolic in light of the applicable norms
The dignity of protonotary apostolic was the highest distinction that could receive a priest who did not have episcopal ordination. Over the centuries, various privileges and titulary associated with that dignity underwent significant changes. The Second Vatican Council re-emphasized the differences between the ordination second and third grade. Therefore, it was necessary to revise the existing regulations regarding, inter alia, the privilege of use the episcopal insignia by the priests. The article is an analysis of the contemporary norms regarding the dignity of the protonotary apostolic and related privileges. This article attempts to take consideration of the current possibilities of use by protonotaries apostolic the episcopal vestments.

The relationships between the clergy and the laity in terms of John Henry Newman
John Henry Newman cared for the formation of lay Catholics. His desire was educated laity. So he created the idea of the university. He wanted the Church had informed their faith and healthy pious laity. Newman courted their „culture of the mind”. He built the place of the faithful in the English Church. He appealed for counting the „teaching Church” (clergy) of the „Church of the hearers” (laity) in doctrinal matters. Lay in fact opposed to the Arian heresy.

The Benefit of Studying History
Does the Silesian model of a priest exist? If so, what, and to what extent, affects its specificity: family environment, school, presbytery, parish, seminary? The author of the article by answering these questions draws attention to the historical factors preceding the establishment of the diocese of Katowice: religious, church, social and political ones which contributed to the specificity of a Silesian priest: rural and urban parish priest, churches builder, community worker, political and cultural activist, education officer.