encyclical Evangelium Vitae
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Encyclical Evangelium Vitae is a major papal document by Pope John Paul II that strongly affirms the value and inviolability of human life and critiques contemporary "culture of death" practices such as abortion and euthanasia.
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| instanceOf |
magisterial document
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papal encyclical → |
| addresses |
Catholic bishops
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all people of good will → clergy → lay faithful → religious → |
| affirms |
inviolability of human life
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right to life → value of every human life → |
| author |
Pope John Paul II
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| belongsTo |
Catholic social teaching
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moral theology → |
| callsFor |
building a culture of life
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conscientious objection to unjust laws → legal protection of the unborn → |
| condemns |
abortion
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assisted suicide → direct killing of the innocent → euthanasia → |
| critiques |
culture of death
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| documentType |
doctrinal encyclical
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social encyclical → |
| EnglishTitle |
The Gospel of Life
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| issuedFrom |
Vatican City
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| language |
Latin
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| magisterialWeight |
high
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| papacyOf |
Pope John Paul II
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| Pope |
Pope John Paul II
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| predecessorDocument |
Humanae Vitae
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| promulgatedBy |
Pope John Paul II
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| promulgationDate |
1995-03-25
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| relatedDocument |
Centesimus Annus
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Veritatis Splendor → |
| subject |
abortion
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bioethics → culture of death → culture of life → death penalty → euthanasia → sanctity of human life → |
| teaches |
human life must be protected from conception to natural death
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life is a gift from God → |
| theologicalTheme |
human dignity
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human rights → inviolability of human life → moral law → natural law → |
| title |
Evangelium Vitae
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Referenced by (7)
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Section for Life
("Gospel of life")
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Section for Life ("Encyclical Evangelium Vitae") → |
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Pope John Paul II
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authored |
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Evangelium Vitae
("The Gospel of Life")
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EnglishTitle |
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Fides et Ratio
("Evangelium Vitae")
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follows |
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Karol Wojtyła
("Evangelium Vitae")
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Evangelium Vitae
("Evangelium Vitae")
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