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An overview of the Church as presented in the Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church from the Second Vatican Council. Topics include the Church's role in God's plan, its preparation and institution by Christ, its nature as the People of God, Body of Christ, and Temple of the Holy Spirit, and its unity and communion with other Christians and non-Christians. The document also emphasizes the importance of holiness and the role of Mary as a model for believers.
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“Christ is the light of humanity; and it is, accordingly, the heart-felt desire of this sacred Council, being gathered together in the Holy Spirit, that, by proclaiming his Gospel to every creature, it may bring to all men that light of Christ which shines out visibly from the Church.” - Lumen Gentium #
(This outline is taken from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph #’s 748-975) and from the Vatican Council II’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Lumen Gentium (LG).
Numbers with parentheses around them denote the appropriate paragraph number in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. We have also added some appropriate Scripture citations, as well as cross-references to Lumen Gentium (LG).
I. The Church in God’s Plan A. Names and Images of the Church (754-757); LG 6
d. Prophets announce that new and eternal covenant will be established. LG 9; -Hos. 9 e. Christ establishes new and eternal covenant LG 9
e. Their power derives from the fullness of grace and truth that Christ entrusted to the Catholic Church. LG 8
entirety or have not preserved unity or communion under the successor of Peter, the Pope. LG 15 b. These Christians are in a certain, though imperfect communion with the Catholic Church. c. With the Orthodox Churches this communion is particularly profound.
a. in their families b. in their workplace c. in politics d. in art e. in music f. in film g. in sport
The Vatican II Dogmatic Constitution on The Church ( Lumen Gentium ); Pauline Books and Media, Boston.
On The Mystical Body of Christ ( Mystici Corporis ), Encyclical Letter by Pope Pius XII, Pauline Books and Media, Boston.