Eduqas GCSE - Religious Studies - Life and Death - Second Vatican Council

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What was the Second Vatican Council?	> Gathering of Bishops from Around the World (Extraordinary Magisterium) > Started in 1962 under Pope John XXIII > Ended in 1965 under Pope Paul VI > Major Changes to the Church in post WWII Society > Considered how Catholics were to: 1. Worship God 2. Be Missionary (Spread the Word) 3. Behave in the World
What were the 4 Key Documents of Vatican II and their Focus?	1. Dei Verbum - God's Word in the Bible > Catholics should Interpret the Bible > Not everything was Literally True 2. Gaudium et Spes - Joy and Hope > Catholics could Mix with Other Faiths > Interfaith Dialogue and all that jazz 3. Lumen Gentium - Light to the People > Catholics Should be Good Role Models 4. Sacrosanctum Councilium - Worship > Looked at how the Laity could be Involved in Worship
What Changes came out of Vatican II?	> Mass in people's native language > Special relationships with the Jewish community > Recognition of non-Catholic Christians as siblings in Jesus > Openness to the values of other world religions > Laity involved in Mass and worship (bidding prayers, hymns etc.) > Charity and positive changes in the world (CAFOD a bi-product of Vatican II)

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