Gaudium et Spes
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Catholic magisterial document
conciliar document
document of the Second Vatican Council
pastoral constitution
Gaudium et Spes is a major pastoral constitution of the Catholic Church that articulates the Second Vatican Council’s vision of the Church’s role and mission in the modern world.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gaudium et Spes Context triple: [Second Vatican Council, producedDocument, Gaudium et Spes]
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A.
Lumen Gentium
Lumen Gentium is a key dogmatic constitution of the Catholic Church that articulates its self-understanding, especially the nature and mission of the Church, as defined by the Second Vatican Council.
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B.
Sacrosanctum Concilium
Sacrosanctum Concilium is the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, which initiated major reforms in Catholic worship, including greater use of vernacular languages and active participation by the laity.
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C.
Apostolic Constitution Humanae Salutis
Apostolic Constitution Humanae Salutis is the formal papal document issued by Pope John XXIII that officially convoked the Second Vatican Council and outlined its purposes.
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D.
Redemptoris Custos
Redemptoris Custos is an apostolic exhortation by Pope John Paul II that reflects on the life and mission of Saint Joseph as guardian of the Redeemer and model of Christian fatherhood.
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E.
Lumen fidei
Lumen fidei is an encyclical letter on the nature and role of Christian faith in contemporary life, issued at the beginning of Pope Francis’s pontificate and closely linked to the theological work of Pope Benedict XVI.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gaudium et Spes Target entity description: Gaudium et Spes is a major pastoral constitution of the Catholic Church that articulates the Second Vatican Council’s vision of the Church’s role and mission in the modern world.
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A.
Lumen Gentium
Lumen Gentium is a key dogmatic constitution of the Catholic Church that articulates its self-understanding, especially the nature and mission of the Church, as defined by the Second Vatican Council.
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B.
Sacrosanctum Concilium
Sacrosanctum Concilium is the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, which initiated major reforms in Catholic worship, including greater use of vernacular languages and active participation by the laity.
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C.
Apostolic Constitution Humanae Salutis
Apostolic Constitution Humanae Salutis is the formal papal document issued by Pope John XXIII that officially convoked the Second Vatican Council and outlined its purposes.
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D.
Redemptoris Custos
Redemptoris Custos is an apostolic exhortation by Pope John Paul II that reflects on the life and mission of Saint Joseph as guardian of the Redeemer and model of Christian fatherhood.
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E.
Lumen fidei
Lumen fidei is an encyclical letter on the nature and role of Christian faith in contemporary life, issued at the beginning of Pope Francis’s pontificate and closely linked to the theological work of Pope Benedict XVI.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Catholic magisterial document
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conciliar document ⓘ document of the Second Vatican Council ⓘ pastoral constitution ⓘ |
| addresses |
atheism
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economic development ⓘ nuclear weapons ⓘ secularization ⓘ social justice ⓘ War and Peace ⓘ
surface form:
war and peace
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| approvedByCouncil | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| belongsToCouncil | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| citedBy |
Pope Benedict XVI
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Pope Francis ⓘ Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| citedIn | Catechism of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| documentType | constitution ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
human dignity grounded in the image of God
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the Church’s solidarity with all humanity ⓘ the universal call to holiness ⓘ |
| focusesOn | dialogue between the Church and the modern world ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle |
Gaudium et Spes
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World
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| hasLatinTitle | Constitutio pastoralis de Ecclesia in mundo huius temporis ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Part I: The Church and Man’s Calling
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Part II: Some Problems of Special Urgency ⓘ |
| hasShortLatinTitle | Gaudium et Spes self-link ⓘ |
| influenced | Catholic social teaching after Vatican II ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 93 ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 2 ⓘ |
| openingWords | Gaudium et spes, luctus et angor hominum huius temporis ⓘ |
| placeOfPromulgation |
St. Peter's Basilica
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surface form:
St. Peter’s Basilica
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| promulgatedBy | Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| promulgationDate | 1965-12-07 ⓘ |
| rankWithinCouncilDocuments | pastoral constitution ⓘ |
| relatedDocument |
Apostolicam Actuositatem
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Dignitatis Humanae ⓘ Lumen Gentium ⓘ |
| subject |
culture
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economic and social life ⓘ human dignity ⓘ marriage and family ⓘ peace and the community of nations ⓘ political community ⓘ role of the Church in the modern world ⓘ |
| teaches |
Christ reveals man to himself
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the Church must read the signs of the times ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | pastoral ⓘ |
| translatedOpeningWords | The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of the men of this age ⓘ |
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