La formación en comunicación de los sacerdotes: fundamentación, análisis y propuesta. El caso de la Iglesia en España

ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH This article begins by explaining, based on the documents of the Magisterium of the Church, the ontological link between the ministerial priesthood and communication. It goes on to show the results of a survey carried out in Spanish seminaries on the current state of academic formation of seminarians in this area. The study highlights the contrast between the positive sensitivity towards the subject and the lack of implementation of concrete projects since very few seminaries currently have a course on communication. After suggesting the causes of this imbalance, some lines of action are proposed to correct the training deficiencies in this field. Although the central part of the article is based on the Spanish case, we believe that most of the reflections are universally applicable.