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Evangelium vitae (Ecclesiastical Latin: [ɛ.vanˈd͡ʒɛː.li.um ˈvi.tɛ]) translated in English as 'The Gospel of Life', is a papal encyclical published on 25 March 1995 (on that year's Feast of the Annunciation) by Pope John Paul II.
Other important documents include the encyclicals The Gospel of Life ("Evangelium Vitae") and Faith and Reason ("Fides et Ratio"), and the apostolic letter "Light of the East" (Orientale Lumen). John Paul II reaffirmed the Church's clear opposition to contraception, abortion and homosexual activity.
Humanae vitae (Latin, meaning 'Of Human Life') is an encyclical written by Pope Paul VI and dated 25 July 1968. The text was issued at a Vatican press conference on 29 July. [ 1 ] Subtitled On the Regulation of Birth , it re-affirmed the teaching of the Catholic Church regarding married love , responsible parenthood, and the rejection of ...
Vangelo, scienza ed etica. Prospettive della bioetica a dieci anni da 'Evangelium Vitae', Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2006, ISBN 88-209-7884-9 (edited by Livio Melina, Elio Sgreccia and Stephan Kampowski) Una luz para el obrar.
Evangelium vitae → Veritatis splendor ( Latin : The Splendor of the Truth ) is an encyclical by Pope John Paul II . It expresses the position of the Catholic Church regarding fundamentals of the Church's role in moral teaching.
One of the changes in the 1997 update consisted of the inclusion of the position on the death penalty that is defended in John Paul II's encyclical Evangelium vitae of 1995. [28] [better source needed] The paragraph dealing with the death penalty (2267) was revised again by Pope Francis in 2018. The text previously stated (1997): [29]
John Paul II then set the Church in opposition to capital punishment when he issued Evangelium Vitae in 1995. Explaining that execution was appropriate when it was the only way to defend society, the pope noted that the modern penal system made this option rare or nonexistent. [31]
Pope John Paul II's confirming of "the doctrine on the grave immorality of direct and voluntary killing of an innocent human being" and that euthanasia is "a grave violation of the law of God" in encyclical Evangelium Vitae was also listed in the same way by the Congregation (i.e. infallible, although not taught ex cathedra).