Lay Members of Christs Faithful People Christifideles Laici [Paperback]

Pope John Paul II (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0819844594 | ISBN-13: 978-0819844590 | Publication Date: March 1, 1989

Following the 1987 Synod of Bishops on the topic of the lay faithful in the Church, Pope John Paul II issued this letter detailing the theological and aspects of the role of the laity in the Church as well as their formation and mission. This document is divided into the following sections: Introduction I. I Am the Vine and You are the Branches - The Dignity of the Lay Faithful in the Church as Mystery II. All Branches of a Single Vine - The Participation of the Lay Faithful in the Life of the Church as Communion III. I Have Appointed You to Go Forth and Bear Fruit - The Co-responsibility of the Lay Faithful in the Church as Mission IV. Laborers in the Lord's Vinyard - Good Stewards of God's Varied Grace V. That You Bear Much Fruit - The Formation of the Lay Faithful Notes

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Pauline Books & Media (March 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0819844594
• ISBN-13: 978-0819844590
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Most of Us are Called to the Lay Apostolate, September 15, 2009

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This review is from: Lay Members of Christs Faithful People Christifideles Laici (Paperback)

Sometimes, it feels as though this incredible doucument had never been written. Its clear guidance on the laity's role in the world is timely & desperately needed: "The inviolability of the person which is a reflection of the absolute inviolability of God finds its primary and fundamental expression in the inviolability of human life. Above all, the common outcry, which is justly made on behalf of human rights -- for example, the right to health, to home, to work, to family, to culture -- is false and illusory if the right to life, the most basic and fundamental right and the condition for all other personal rights, is not defended with maximum determination....The human being is entitled to such rights, in every phase of development, from conception until natural death; and in every condition, whether healthy or sick, whole or handicapped, rich or poor" (38).