Deus Caritas Est
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Deus Caritas Est is Pope Benedict XVI’s first encyclical letter, focusing on the Christian understanding of love, particularly the relationship between divine love and human charity.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
encyclical letter
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papal encyclical ⓘ |
| addressesTo |
bishops
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consecrated persons ⓘ deacons ⓘ lay faithful ⓘ priests ⓘ |
| author | Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ |
| biblicalMottoSource |
First Epistle of John
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surface form:
First Letter of John
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| datePromulgated | 2005-12-25 ⓘ |
| documentType | post–Vatican II encyclical ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
charity as an essential expression of the Church
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love as the heart of the Christian faith ⓘ the personal encounter with Christ as foundation of charity ⓘ |
| focus |
Christian understanding of love
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distinction and unity of eros and agape ⓘ role of the Church in works of charity ⓘ unity of love of God and love of neighbor ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Part I: The Unity of Love in Creation and in Salvation History
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Part II: Caritas, the Practice of Love by the Church as a Community of Love ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Holy See
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| keyBiblicalCitation | 1 John 4:8 ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
God as the source of all love
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collaboration between Church and state in charity ⓘ importance of prayer in charitable action ⓘ integration of personal and social dimensions of love ⓘ love as gift and responsibility ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| magisterialStatus | part of the ordinary papal magisterium ⓘ |
| papacyOfAuthor |
Pope Benedict XVI
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surface form:
Benedict XVI
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| papalCoatOfArmsUsed |
Coat of arms of Benedict XVI
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surface form:
Coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI
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| popeNumberOfAuthor | 265 ⓘ |
| positionInPontificate | first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI ⓘ |
| predecessorEncyclical | Ecclesia de Eucharistia ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| subject |
Catholic social teaching
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Christian love ⓘ charitable activity of the Church ⓘ divine love ⓘ human charity ⓘ relationship between eros and agape ⓘ theological virtue of charity ⓘ |
| successorEncyclical | Spe Salvi ⓘ |
| theologicalDiscipline |
dogmatic theology
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moral theology ⓘ social doctrine of the Church ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | God Is Love ⓘ |
| yearPromulgated | 2005 ⓘ |
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