Pastoral

The foreign word Pastoral ( P. ) is derived from the Latin pastor, pastor ' and is widely used interchangeably in the Roman Catholic Church with pastoral care. The aspect of pastoral ministry (in the sense of spiritual guidance, in addition to the teaching and sanctifying the Church ) Catholic chaplains will be highlighted in this way. Supreme Shepherd of the Roman Catholic Church, the Pope and the bishops; in the other Christian churches the pastoral offices of derogation founded and organized.

In contrast to a simple service the pastoral is the phrase associated with the exercise of Roman Catholic authority. However, the preferred method is based on dialogue with the people in their situation today. However, if pastoral and pastoral care to distinguish, so it goes in pastoral rather the human place ( church structures with priests, deacons and other agents, such as pastoral ) and in pastoral rather the exercise of church action, which always also teaching and liturgical aspects has.

In scientific- theological way, bring the matter to the pastoral theology. Among the methods of pastoral research practical theology.

If it is used in art and literature, the word on the bucolic, the " Shepherd Idyll", a genre of European antiquity and classical music refers.