A Catholic Approach to Relationships
Dr. Greg Bottaro
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Vatican II’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church: Part 2
Dr. Alan Schreck continues to reflect on Lumen Gentium and addresses the question, “Who belongs to the Church?” He explores the Catholic Church’s relationship to other Christians and non-Christians. He also highlights the different vocations—the ordained, laity, and religious—as well as the universal call to holiness.
Some have said the Second Vatican Council was the "Council of the Laity." Dr. Schreck talks about Apostolicam Actuositatem, the council's document that activated and broadened lay people's participation in…...
Dr. Schreck talks about the Second Vatican Council's decrees on Priestly Formation (Optatam Totius) and on the Ministry and Life of Priests (Presbyterorum Ordinis). The former emphasized the…...
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…...