The Documents of Vatican II

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Preface to the Translations-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ix Abbreviations---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xii Introduction, Lawrence Cardinal Shehan--------------------------------------------------------------------------------xv An Adventure in Ecumenical Cooperation, Bishop Reuben H. Mueller------------------------------------------------------xx Prayer of the Council Fathers-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xxii OPENING MESSAGE-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 THE CHURCH Introduction, Rev. Avery Dulles, SJ-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium)-------------------------------------------------------------------14 A Response, Dr. Albert C. Outler--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------102 REVELATION Introduction, Rev. R. A. F. MacKenzie, SJ-----------------------------------------------------------------------------107 Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum)---------------------------------------------------------------111 A Response, Prof. Frederick C. Grant----------------------------------------------------------------------------------129 LITURGY Introduction, Rev. C. J. MacNaspy, SJ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------133 Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (Sacrosanctum Concilium)-----------------------------------------------------------137 A Response, Prof. Jaroslav J. Pelikan---------------------------------------------------------------------------------179 THE CHURCH TODAY Introduction, Rev. Donald R. Campion, SJ------------------------------------------------------------------------------183 Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (Gaudium et Spes)---------------------------------------------199 A Response, Dr. Robert McAfee Brown-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------309 COMMUNICATIONS Introduction, Rev. Thomas J. M. Burke, SJ-----------------------------------------------------------------------------317 Decree on the Instruments of Social Communication (Inter Mirifica)----------------------------------------------------319 A Response, Dr. Stanley I. Stuber-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------332 ECUMENISM Introduction, Rev. Walter M. Abbott, SJ-------------------------------------------------------------------------------336 Decree on Ecumenism (Unitatis Redintegratio)--------------------------------------------------------------------------341 A Response, Dr. Samuel McCrea Cavert----------------------------------------------------------------------------------367 EASTERN CHURCHES Introduction, Rev. Paul Mailleux, SJ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------371 Decree on Eastern Catholic Churches (Orientalium Ecclesiarum)---------------------------------------------------------373 A Response, Very Rev. Alexander Schmemann-----------------------------------------------------------------------------387 BISHOPS Introduction, Most Rev. Paul J. Halliman------------------------------------------------------------------------------389 Decree on Bishops' Pastoral Office in the Church (Christus Dominus)---------------------------------------------------396 A Response, Bishop Fred Pierce Corson---------------------------------------------------------------------------------430 PRIESTLY FORMATION Introduction, Most Rev. Alexander Carter------------------------------------------------------------------------------434 Decree on Priestly Formation (Optatam Totius)-------------------------------------------------------------------------437 A Response, Prof. Warren A. Quanbeck----------------------------------------------------------------------------------458 RELIGIOUS LIFE Introduction, Most Rev. John J. McEleney, SJ--------------------------------------------------------------------------462 Decree on the Appropriate Renewal of the Religious Life (Perfectae Caritatis)-----------------------------------------466 A Response, Rev. William A. Norgren-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------483 LAITY Introduction, Mr. Martin Work-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------486 Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity (Apostolicam Actuositatem)------------------------------------------------------489 A Response, Mrs. Theodore O. Wedel------------------------------------------------------------------------------------522 PRIESTS Introduction, Most Rev. Guilford C. Young-----------------------------------------------------------------------------526 Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests (Presbyterorum Ordinis)----------------------------------------------------532 A Response, Dr. John Oliver Wilson------------------------------------------------------------------------------------577 MISSIONS Introduction, Rev. Calvert Alexander, SJ------------------------------------------------------------------------------580 Decree on the Church's Missionary Activity (Ad Gentes)----------------------------------------------------------------584 A Response, Dr. Eugene L. Smith---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------631 EDUCATION Introduction, Most Rev. G. Emmett Carter------------------------------------------------------------------------------634 Declaration on Christian Education (Gravissimum Educationis)----------------------------------------------------------637 A Response, Dr. John C. Bennett---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------652 NON-CHRISTIANS Introduction, Rev. Robert A. Graham, SJ-------------------------------------------------------------------------------656 Declaration on the Relationship of the Church to Non-Christian Religions (Nostra Aetate)------------------------------660 A Response, Dr. Claude Nelson-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------669 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Introduction, Rev. John Courtney Murray, SJ---------------------------------------------------------------------------672 Declaration on Religious Freedom (Dignitatis Humanae)-----------------------------------------------------------------675 A Response, Dr. Franklin H. Littell-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------697 APPENDIX--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------701 Pope John Convokes the Council----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------703 Pope John's Opening Speech to the Council-----------------------------------------------------------------------------710 Synod of Bishops Established------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------720 Catholic-Orthodox Declaration-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------725 Closing Messages of the Council---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------728 Papal Brief Declaring the Council Completed---------------------------------------------------------------------------738 The Ecumenical Councils-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------740 Important Dates of Vatican II-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------741 Contributors----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------743 INDEX Prayer of Pope John XXIII to the Holy Spirit for the Success of the Ecumenical Council--------------------------------793