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Suvremena pluralizacija svekolikog življenja nesumnjivo je veliki izazov kršćanstvu. U ovom tekstu analiziraju se reakcije crkvenog tkiva na pojačano širenje religijskoga pluralizma, koji sve očitije postaje nazočan i na nekoć monolitnim kršćanskim prostorima. Od negdašnje objektivne društvene činjenice religijski pluralizam postaje danas za kršćane činje­nicom njihove svijesti koja ih suočava s mogućnošću novoga religijskog izbora. Kršćanska je Crkva kao cjelina pozvana posvijestiti svoj odnos prema religijama. Reakciju Crkve promatra se na tri razine: na razini običnih vjernika, teologije i učiteljstva. Dok su reakcije vjernika i teologa tek skicirane s nekoliko temeljnih poteza, središnji dio teksta posvećen je analizi i interpretaciji stavova katoličkoga crkvenog učiteljstva prema religijama. Ti stavovi okupljeni su oko dvije središnje teme: (I) Spasenjska vrijednost nekršćanskih religija; (II) Dijalog i navještaj. Pritom su uzeti u obzir svi iole značajniji izričaji učiteljstva u kojima je ono od II. vatikanskog sabora pa do u novije vrijeme pokušalo, potaknuto činjenicom religijskoga plura­lizma, odrediti kako kršćansko-katoličko shvaćanje religija tako i vrstu odnosa naspram religijama. Analiza pokazuje određenu evoluciju u stavovima crkvenog učiteljstva., Contemporary pluralism of the way of living certainly is a great challenge for Christianity. In this text are analized the reactions of the Church body at the intensified spreading of the religious pluralism, which has been getting more present also in, not long ago, monolithic Christian areas. From onetime objective social fact, today pluralism has been becoming for Christians a fact of their conscience that confronts them with possibility of a new religious option. Christian Church, as a whole, is invited to bring to conscience its relation toward religions. Reaction of the Church is considered at three levels: at the level of the ordinary believers, theology and teaching body. While the reactions of believers and theologians are only sketched with a few lines, the central part of the text is dedicated to analysis and interpretation of attitudes of the Catholic Church's teaching body toward religions. These attitudes are collected around two central topics: (I) Value of salvation of the non-Christian religions; (II) Dialogue and proclamation. For the reason ali are taken into consideration ali, if a bit, more significant statements of the teching body in which it, from the Second Vatican Council untill recent time, has been trying, actuated by the fact of religious pluralism. To define as Christian-Catholic understandig of the religious so variety of relations toward religions. Analyses shows certain evolutin in the attitudes of the Church's teaching body.

Author makes distinction between plurality and pluralism. The plurality, as a statement of fact, is not the problem. Problematic is the pluralism as a theory proclaimating plurality the principle of existence. Since the truth is unique, pluralism cannot be the exclusive principle of universe’s interpretation. The truth being unique one, the approches to the truth are on the contrary multiple ones. Therefore the pluralism of methods is legitime and reasonable. The dignity of human person is requireing th e liberty of opinion, of conscience and of faith, also a pluralism of styles of life Naturally, religious and ethic liberty is not including the ideology of libertinism. Concerning the pluralism of religions and creeds the same normes are applicable. The unique God and his revelation cannot foe on principle favorable to religious pluralism b u t th e factual plurality of the ways to God belongs to the rights od man. The heavenly Father li'kes to have the free children. Nevertheless our brother Jesus Christ remains unique way, truth and life« (Jh 14, 6).