HOW SHOULD WE TALK ABOUT GOD AND WITNESS HIS PRESENCE IN TIMES OF CORONAVIRUS CRISIS?

Abstract

In the first part of the article the author, in accordance with the theological-pastoral method, reflects on the consequences of the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in the social and ecclesial areas. The pandemic, like a “megaphone”, has brought to light some problems that burden modern society and the Church in its mission. It has deepened fear for oneself, jobs, for ones friends and neighbors, especially the elderly and the sick, and opened many other questions such as about freedom, the limits of politics, the dangers of the virtual world, manipulation of the media, etc. Questions about God, the role of the Church in the pandemic, the meaning of suffering and life, responsibility for others have emerged with new strength and have been requesting their answers. The author has made an effort to answer them in the second and third parts of the article, pointing out how the Church can contribute to alleviating the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.