Vatican Council II

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Vatican_II
gptkbp:attendedBy Catholic bishops
observers from other Christian denominations
theologians
gptkbp:convenedBy gptkb:Pope_John_XXIII
gptkb:Pope_Paul_VI
gptkbp:endDate 1965-12-08
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vatican Council II
gptkbp:impact influenced Catholic doctrine
changed relationship with other religions
modernized Church practices
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:location gptkb:Vatican_City
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Joseph_Ratzinger
gptkb:Giovanni_Benelli
gptkb:Leo_Joseph_Suenens
gptkb:Albino_Luciani
gptkb:Augustin_Bea
gptkb:Henri_de_Lubac
gptkb:John_Courtney_Murray
gptkb:Karol_Wojtyła
gptkb:Yves_Congar
gptkbp:number 21st ecumenical council
gptkbp:numberOfSessions 4
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Second_Vatican_Council
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:First_Vatican_Council
gptkbp:producedDocument gptkb:Ad_Gentes
gptkb:Dei_Verbum
gptkb:Dignitatis_Humanae
gptkb:Gaudium_et_Spes
gptkb:Inter_Mirifica
gptkb:Lumen_Gentium
gptkb:Nostra_Aetate
gptkb:Optatam_Totius
gptkb:Perfectae_Caritatis
gptkb:Presbyterorum_Ordinis
gptkb:Sacrosanctum_Concilium
gptkb:Unitatis_Redintegratio
gptkb:Christus_Dominus
gptkb:Gravissimum_Educationis
gptkbp:purpose modernization of Church practices
spiritual renewal of the Church
gptkbp:significance emphasized role of laity
major reform of Catholic Church
promoted ecumenism
revised liturgy
gptkbp:startDate 1962-10-11
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Theodore_Hesburgh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6