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Encyclical/AE test

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Human Vitae means...
Of human life
Author: Pope Paul VI
Human vitae
Year: July 25, 1968
Human vitae
To: his venerable brothers the patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, and other local ordinaries, to the clergy and faithful of the whole Catholic world, and to all men of good will
Human vitae
Type of doc: Encyclical
Pastoral letter written to the Church or the world to express teaching on an important matter and is the highest form of papal authority
Human vitae/evangelium vitae
About: The regulation of birth
Human vitae
Why: Modern threats toward marital happiness and family well-being

Clarify the mission of marriage and service married couples give to God, each other, and society
Human vitae
Teaching: The importance and meaning of marriage, love and the procreation of children
Human Vitae
Teaching: Marriage has a three-fold purpose: love, unity, and an openness to life
Human vitae
Teaching: Duty of creating and fostering human life and all that it entails: the spiritual, physical, and emotional life shared between spouses
Human vitae
Teaching: Marriage is a "communion of persons"
Human vitae
Teaching: Respect for love and life and allows for responsibly spacing the conception of children
Human vitae
Teaching: Invites married couples to be open to God, to one another, and to children
Human vitae
Evangelium vitae means...
The gospel of life
Author: St. John Paul II
Evangelium vitae/ christifideles Laici
Year: March 25, 1995
Evangelium vitae
To: bishops, priests, deacons, men and women religious, lay faithful and all people of good will
Evangelium vitae
About: The value and inviolability (holiness) of human life
Evangelium vitae
Why: To reiterate the view of the Roman Catholic Church on the value of life and to warn against violating the sanctity of life
Holiness of the family
Evangelium vitae
Teaching: "In the name of God: respect, protect, love and serve life, every human life!"
Evangelium vitae
Teaching: Family will always remain, in accordance with God's plan, the "sanctuary of life"
Evangelium vitae
Teaching: Life is the property and gift of God the Creator and Father
Evangelium vitae
Teaching: The life of every individual, from its very beginning, is part of God's plan (Jer 1:5)
Evangelium vitae
Teaching: Life is sacred because it involves the creative action of God
Evangelium vitae
Teaching: Role of family is decisive and irreplaceable
Evangelium vitae
Teaching: Family is the domestic church and is to proclaim, celebrate and serve the Gospel of Life
Evangelium vitae
Teaching: Family celebrates the Gospel of Life through daily prayer (individual/family)
Evangelium vitae
Teaching: The family's actual daily life together, a life of love and self-giving, is a celebration which gives meaning to every other form of prayer and worship
Evangelium vitae
Christifideles Laici means...
Lay members of Christ's faithful people
Year: December 30, 1988
Christifideles Laici
To: bishops, priests, deacons, women and men religious and all the lay faithful
Christifideles Laici
Type of doc: Apostolic Exhortation
A category of document similar to an Apostolic Letter (St. John Paul II used this form to communicate to the Church the conclusions he had reached after consideration of the recommendations
of a Synod of Bishops.)
Christifideles Laici
About: The vocation and mission of the lay faithful in the Church and in the world
Christifideles Laici
Why: By our Baptism we are called to holiness
To follow and imitate Jesus Christ
Serve the Church and one another in daily activities
Christifideles Laici
Teaching: The vocation to holiness, that is, perfect charity
Christifideles Laici
Teaching: Holiness is the greatest witness of the dignity of a disciple of Christ
Christifideles Laici
Teaching: Christians have a responsibility to bear witness (be holy) in all they do
Christifideles Laici
Teaching: Imitate Christ in:
* the Beatitudes
*meditating on the Word of God
*active participation in the liturgical and sacramental life of the Church
*in justice and love
Christifideles Laici
Teaching: Vine and branches and workers in the vineyard
Christifideles Laici
Teaching: Upon all the lay faithful is the duty of working to ensure that each day God's plan of salvation is extended to everyone
Christifideles Laici
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