VATICAN II AFTER 50 YEARS
THE EVANGELIZING MISSION OF THE POST VATICAN II CHURCH
Keywords:
VATICAN II, EVANGELIZING MISSIONAbstract
The Second Vatican Council has been the historic event that helped the Church to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to the people of God in a way that responds to their deepest needs and hopes. The Council Vatican II in its pastoral approach has fostered the relation of Christians to one another and opened the Church to the world. As the new people of God, the post Vatican II Church is a visible and spiritual community of the disciples of Jesus Christ called and taught by the Holy Spirit and sent forth to proclaim the Good News of the Kingly rule of God. As the reconciling body of the brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ, the post-Vatican II Church at the service of the world, has penetrated social and public life in a way that has changed societies through: liberation, integral development and commitment to care for the protection of the environment.
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Lumen Gentium.
Ad Gentes.
