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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Evangelium Vitae | 4 |
| Encyclical Evangelium Vitae | 1 |
| Evangelium vitae (associated encyclical) | 1 |
| Gospel of life | 1 |
| The Gospel of Life | 1 |
| encyclical Evangelium Vitae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T406507 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: encyclical Evangelium Vitae Context triple: [Pope John Paul II, authored, encyclical Evangelium Vitae]
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encyclical Redemptor Hominis
Redemptor Hominis is the first papal encyclical of Pope John Paul II, outlining his vision of Christ-centered human dignity and the mission of the Church in the modern world.
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Humanae vitae
Humanae vitae is a 1968 encyclical by Pope Paul VI that reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s opposition to artificial contraception and articulated its teaching on human sexuality, marriage, and responsible parenthood.
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C.
Fratelli tutti
Fratelli tutti is Pope Francis’s 2020 encyclical that reflects on fraternity, social friendship, and the need for greater solidarity and justice in the modern world.
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D.
Caritas in veritate
Caritas in veritate is Pope Benedict XVI’s 2009 social encyclical that reflects on integral human development in charity and truth within the context of global economic, social, and ethical challenges.
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E.
encyclical Laborem Exercens
Laborem Exercens is a 1981 social encyclical by Pope John Paul II that reflects on the dignity of human work and the rights of workers in the modern world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: encyclical Evangelium Vitae Target entity description: 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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A.
encyclical Redemptor Hominis
Redemptor Hominis is the first papal encyclical of Pope John Paul II, outlining his vision of Christ-centered human dignity and the mission of the Church in the modern world.
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B.
Humanae vitae
Humanae vitae is a 1968 encyclical by Pope Paul VI that reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s opposition to artificial contraception and articulated its teaching on human sexuality, marriage, and responsible parenthood.
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C.
Fratelli tutti
Fratelli tutti is Pope Francis’s 2020 encyclical that reflects on fraternity, social friendship, and the need for greater solidarity and justice in the modern world.
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D.
Caritas in veritate
Caritas in veritate is Pope Benedict XVI’s 2009 social encyclical that reflects on integral human development in charity and truth within the context of global economic, social, and ethical challenges.
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E.
encyclical Laborem Exercens
Laborem Exercens is a 1981 social encyclical by Pope John Paul II that reflects on the dignity of human work and the rights of workers in the modern world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| documentType |
doctrinal encyclical
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social encyclical ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle |
encyclical Evangelium Vitae
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Gospel of Life
|
| issuedFrom | Vatican City ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| magisterialWeight | high ⓘ |
| papacyOf | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| Pope | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| predecessorDocument |
Humanae vitae
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surface form:
Humanae Vitae
|
| promulgatedBy | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| promulgationDate | 1995-03-25 ⓘ |
| relatedDocument |
Centesimus annus
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surface form:
Centesimus Annus
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 |
encyclical Evangelium Vitae
self-link
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surface form:
Evangelium Vitae
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Subject: encyclical Evangelium Vitae Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fides et Ratio
this entity surface form:
Evangelium Vitae
subject surface form:
Evangelium Vitae
this entity surface form:
Evangelium Vitae
subject surface form:
Evangelium Vitae
this entity surface form:
The Gospel of Life
subject surface form:
Karol Wojtyła
this entity surface form:
Evangelium Vitae
this entity surface form:
Gospel of life
this entity surface form:
Encyclical Evangelium Vitae
this entity surface form:
Evangelium Vitae
this entity surface form:
Evangelium vitae (associated encyclical)