What is the Nostra Aetate declaration?
Nostra aetate (from Latin: “In our time”) is the Declaration on the Relation of the Church with Non-Christian Religions of the Second Vatican Council. Passed by a vote of 2,221 to 88 of the assembled bishops, this declaration was promulgated on 28 October 1965 by Pope Paul VI.
What are the principles of Nostra Aetate?
Nostra Aetate says, “The Sacred Council now pleads with all to forget the past, and urges that a sincere effort be made to achieve mutual understanding; for the benefit of all people, let them together preserve and promote peace, liberty, social justice and moral values” (NA No. 3).
What is the Decree on ecumenism?
ROME, Nov. 21—The decree on ecumenism that was promulgated by Pope Paul VI today sets forth the Roman Catholic, principles by which the search for Christian unity will be guided.
How do you cite Dei Verbum?
Title of Book. Location of publication: Publisher, year of publication. Vatican II Council. “Dei Verbum: Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation.” In Vatican Council II: The Conciliar and Post Conciliar Documents, edited by A.
Does the Catholic Church accept other religions?
The Catholic Church recognizes the good in other religious traditions and believes that the Catholic Church has been entrusted with the fullness of faith and represents in the closest manner the authentic teaching of Jesus Christ as handed down to us from the Apostles.
What does the Pope say about other religions?
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis urged members of all religions and those belonging to no church on Wednesday to unite to defend justice, peace and the environment and not allow the value of a person to be reduced to “what he produces and what he consumes”.
What is the purpose of Dei Verbum?
Dei Verbum’s teaching stressed the unity of Scripture and tradition in the revelation of God’s word, but never considered the role of historical criticism in the interpretation of God’s word in tradition that it affirmed in God’s revelation in the biblical word.
What were the major documents of the Second Vatican Council?
Four key documents were the result of the council.
- Sacrosanctum Concilium (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy)
- Lumen gentium (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church)
- Dei verbum (Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation)
- Gaudium et spes (Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World)