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Council constitutions and papal teaching at their official sources

  1. Dei Verbum by Second Vatican Council: Vatican II on revelation, Scripture, and Tradition.
  2. Lumen Gentium by Second Vatican Council: Vatican II on the Church, holiness, and the people of God.
  3. Sacrosanctum Concilium by Second Vatican Council: The council’s constitution on the sacred liturgy.
  4. Deus Caritas Est by Benedict XVI: Benedict XVI on Christian love and charitable service.
  5. Fides et Ratio by John Paul II: John Paul II on the relationship of faith and reason.
  6. Rerum Novarum by Leo XIII: Leo XIII on workers, property, and the social question.

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