Społeczna i wychowawcza rola uniwersytetu w nauczaniu Kościoła katolickiego

Abstract

According to the teaching of the Catholic Church, university has a great role in society. This role is to edify new society by serving values, especially the truth, and by serving human person. Universities should seek the truth about human person, social world and natural environment that surrounds us. Such seeking and proclaiming the truth and its sense reveal prophetic role of a university in contemporary society. Another value that has to be sought and cultivated is freedom. A university should also serve society by studying important problems of the present day and by creating projects of development, considering religious and ethical values. University has to be a real centre of science, culture and integral development of a human person.