Ethics
Two famous Vatican II documents are the Gaudium et Spes and the Lumen Gentium. The Gaudium et Spes was written on December 7, 1765 and procalimed by Pope Paul, the sixth. It is the pastoral constitution on the church in the modern world. It is broken down into three sections: the situation of men in the world, the church and ma’s calling, and some problems of social urgency: and speaks of about the joys, hopes and grieves of mean, especially the poor who are affiliated with those qualities. Because united with Christ they are on their road to the kingdom of God. The second one is the Lumen Gentium (Light of Nations) which is The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church. It is in two sections that talk about the mystery of the church and the people of God. It was written on November 21,1964 and it was proclaimed by Pope Paul, the sixth. Both documents are very alike both also have some differences but they both show Jesus’ convental service in the modern world.In the Mystery of the Church, the first section of the Lumen, it speaks of how Christ is the light of humanity. But that with the holy spirit, all men on earth also brighten the world. Also that the Eternal father, in accordance with the utterly graditution and myterious d
Both documents are very imprint to the church and tell us a lot about our faith and our role as a Christian. It is very hard to live by all these. But we should all try to be Christians on earth and do what God says so that on the long wrong we can have The second section of the Lumen Gentuim speaks of The People of God. God has chosen to make men holy and save them, not as individuals but rather into people a people who might acknowledge him and serve him in holiness. He therefore chose the Israelites race to be his own and established a covenant with it. This all led to the new and perfect convent that was later ratified by Christ. But God wanted to make convents with his people to have them serve him and to have them are true to him and he would do the same for them. Christ made the new people “a kingdom of God”. The baptized and the anointed by the holy spirit are consecrated to be a spiritual house and holy priesthood, that through all the works of Christian men they may offer spiritual sacrifices ad proclaim the perfection oh him who has called them form the darkness into his great light. Therefore, all disciples of Christ, preserving in prayer and praising God should present themselves as a sacrifice, living, holy and pleasing to God. The holy People of god, share also in Christ’s prophetic office, it spreads a living witness to him, especially by a life of faith and love and by offering to God a sacrifice of praise. The characteristic is shown in the supernatural appreciation of the faith of the whole people, when manifest a universal consent in matters of faith and morals. All men are also called to belong to the new people of god. This people therefore, whilst remaining one and only one, is to be spread throughout the whole world and to all ages in order that the design of God’s will may be fulfilled. He made human nature one in the beginning an
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