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Introduction - Opening Up The Treasure of Church Documents
Over the past one hundred years the Catholic Church has produced some truly remarkable documents. However, few of these documents are written with a general readership in mind. The aim of this project is to try to break down this inaccessibility and release the secret treasures of these documents.
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Types of Church Documents
Catholics are generally aware of the fact of papal infallibility and that the Church teaches “with authority”. However they often do not have a clear idea that when the Church teaches in various modes, it does so with different levels of authority.
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Vatican II Documents
This section contains summaries of Vatican II Documents including; Dei Verbum.

Papal Documents
This Section covers documents issued by the following Popes:

  • Benedict XVI (2005 - )
  • John Paul II (1978 - 2005)
  • Paul VI (1963 - 1978)
  • John XXIII (1958 - 1963)
  • Pius XII (1939 - 1958)
  • Pius XI (1922 - 1939)
  • Leo XIII (1878 - 1903)

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