[Dominum et vivificantem]
Year:
1986
Type:
Public:
Publisher:
Catholic Truth Society
Pages:
90
Moral assessment:
Type: Thought
Nothing inappropriate.
Requires prior general knowledge of the subject.
Readers with knowledgeable about the subject matter.
Contains doctrinal errors of some importance.
Whilst not being explicitly against the faith, the general approach or its main points are ambiguous or opposed to the Church’s teachings.
Incompatible with Catholic doctrine.
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Dominum et Vivificantem ("Lord and Giver of Life") is the fifth encyclical of Pope Saint John Paul II, promulgated on May 18, 1986 (the day of Pentecost). In this document, the Pontiff offers a profound theological analysis on the role of the Holy Spirit in the Church and in the contemporary world.
With this reflection, he concluded his trilogy of encyclicals dedicated to the Holy Trinity, along with Redemptor Hominis (1979, on Christ, the Redeemer of humanity) and Dives in Misericordia (1980, on God the Father and his mercy).
The historical context is the Cold War and the secularization of the West. The Pope was already beginning to prepare the Church for the third millennium and the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000.
Author: Redacción Delibris, Italy
Update on: Mar 2025