The Second Vatican Council

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Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:addressed Liturgical reforms
Role of laity
Relations_with_non-Christian_religions
Church's_role_in_the_modern_world
gptkbp:encouraged Interfaith dialogue
Use_of_vernacular_languages_in_Mass
gptkbp:heldIn gptkb:Vatican_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Second Vatican Council
gptkbp:influenced Religious freedom
Ecumenism
Catholic_education
Catholic_Church_practices
gptkbp:involved 2,500 bishops
gptkbp:is_attended_by Observers from other religions
Observers_from_other_Christian_denominations
gptkbp:is_characterized_by Focus on social justice
Dialogue with other faiths
Emphasis on scripture
Pastoral approach
Openness to the world
gptkbp:is_essential_for Catholic_Church's_internal_reforms
Catholic_Church's_global_outreach
Catholic_Church's_stance_on_human_rights
Catholic_Church's_engagement_with_contemporary_issues
Catholic_Church's_approach_to_secularism
Catholic_Church's_commitment_to_peace
Catholic_Church's_ecumenical_efforts
Catholic_Church's_liturgical_practices
Catholic_Church's_modernization
Catholic_Church's_pastoral_care
Catholic_Church's_relationship_with_modernity
Catholic_Church's_social_teachings
Catholic_Church's_theological_development
Catholic_Church's_view_on_religious_pluralism
gptkbp:led_to Increased lay involvement
gptkbp:openedIn October 11, 1962
December 8, 1965
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:Pope_John_XXIII
gptkbp:produces gptkb:Pastoral_Constitution_on_the_Church_in_the_Modern_World
Dogmatic Constitution on the Church
Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy
Declaration on Religious Freedom
gptkbp:promoted Active participation in the liturgy
gptkbp:reform Clerical celibacy rules
gptkbp:resultedIn Vatican II documents
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:World_War_II
Modernism
Changes in society