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Title: | Religious freedom : doctrinal development in Vatican II |
Authors: | Shields, Victor |
Keywords: | Vatican Council (2nd : 1962-1965 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano) Freedom of religion |
Issue Date: | 1983 |
Publisher: | University of Malta. Faculty of Theology |
Citation: | Shields, V. (1983). Religious freedom: doctrinal development in Vatican II. Melita Theologica, 34(1-2), 12-28. |
Abstract: | On December 9th, 1965, in an editorial article, the influential Italian paper LA STAMP A, in Turin, hailed the Declaration on Religious Freedom DIGNITATIS HUMANAE as a unique and authentic enrichment; and perhaps the most characteristic doctrine resulting from the Second Vatican Council. As a matter of fact, it must be realized that in no other Second Vatican Council document is it so explicitly stated that the intention of the Council is to 'develop' Catholic doctrine: "Over and above all this, in dealing with the question of religious freedom this sacred Council intends to develop the doctrine of recent Popes on the inviolable rights of the human person and on the constitutional order of society. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/32671 |
Appears in Collections: | MT - Volume 34, Issue 1-2 - 1983 MT - Volume 34, Issue 1-2 - 1983 |
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