Vatican II’s Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops

The role of the bishop in the Catholic Church was one of the important topics taken up by the Council Fathers (who were bishops themselves) at the Second Vatican Council.

Dr. Schreck talks about their “Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops,” or Christus Dominus, and its emphasis on bishops as carrying out the mission of Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd, and the apostles in the life of the Church.

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