Vita_consecrata

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Vita consecrata

1996 apostolic exhortation by Pope John Paul II

Vita consecrata is an apostolic exhortation written by Pope John Paul II, published on 25 March 1996. The exhortation is a post-synodal document. Its sub-title is "On the consecrated life and its mission in the Church and in the world".

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In the consecrated life, individuals commit themselves to the evangelical counsels of chastity, poverty and obedience. Their lives testify to the values of the Kingdom of God.[1][2] The profession of chastity, poverty and obedience rejects the idolatry of anything created and points to God as the absolute good.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Dulles SJ, Avery (2009). Evangelism for the Third Millennium. Paulist Press.
  2. [2]
    Avery Dulles SJ, referring to para. 87-92 of Vita Consecrata
  3. [3]
    Matthew 19:21 and Vita Consecrata, Para 87


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