Gaudium Et Spes

Download or read book Gaudium Et Spes written by Vatican Council and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-13 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gaudium Et Spes Gaudium et spes, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, was one of the four constitutions resulting from the Second Vatican Council. The document is an overview of the Catholic Church's teachings about humanity's relationship to society, especially in reference to economics, poverty, social justice, culture, science, technology and ecumenism. Approved by a vote of 2,307 to 75 of the bishops assembled at the council, it was promulgated by Pope Paul VI on 7 December 1965, the day the council ended. The title is taken from its opening words in Latin "the joys and hopes".