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Leo reviewed some of the council’s principal fruits, including that it 'rediscovered the face of God as the Father who, in Christ, calls us to be his children.'
COMMENTARY: The Church continues to be inspired by the rich insights and vitality of the last ecumenical council.
COMMENTARY: The early history of the landmark document manifests the significant doctrinal development, which led the Catholic Church to proclaim the vital importance of religious liberty for modern society.
Signed by 36 Polish bishops at the Second Vatican Council, the letter sought to break cycles of vengeance by embracing the Gospel’s mandate to forgive.
COMMENTARY: Sixty years after Nostra Aetate, the Catholic Church’s rejection of antisemitism remains a bulwark against a resurgent cultural disease.
COMMNETARY: With the Decree ‘Ad Gentes,’ the Second Vatican Council sought to give new energy to the Church’s efforts to spread to the Gospel.
COMMENTARY: The Second Vatican Council reminded the faithful that in serving the poor, the Church encounters Christ himself — the Savior who became poor to make the world rich with grace.
COMMENTARY: ‘Presbyterorum Ordinis’ manifests a keen awareness of the priest’s special identity and vital mission in the Church.
COMMENTARY: What began as the Second Vatican Council’s statement on Judaism became a wider message of fraternity toward all non-Christian faiths.
COMMENTARY: The Council’s Decree ‘Christus Dominus’ is a vivid reminder of the meaning of the bishop’s pastoral role in the Catholic Church.
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