| POST-SYNODAL APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION PASTORES GREGIS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE JOHN PAUL II ON THE BISHOP, SERVANT OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST FOR THE HOPE OF THE WORLD
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1 | INTRODUCTION
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2 | The Tenth Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
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3 | A hope founded on Christ
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4 | Hope, when hopes are dashed
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5 | Servants of the Gospel for the hope of the world CHAPTER ONE
THE MYSTERY AND MINISTRY
OF THE BISHOP
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6 | ''... and he chose from them Twelve''\b\i (@LC 6,13@)
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7 | The Trinitarian foundation of the episcopal ministry
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8 | The collegial nature of the episcopal ministry
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9 | The missionary character and the unitary nature of the episcopal ministry
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10 | ''He called to him those whom he desired''\b\i (@MC 3,13-14@) CHAPTER TWO
THE SPIRITUAL LIFE OF THE BISHOP
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11 | ''... he appointed Twelve that they might be with him''\i\b (@MC 3,14@)
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12 | The call to holiness in the Church in our time
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13 | The Bishop's spiritual journey
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14 | Mary, Mother of Hope and teacher of the spiritual life
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15 | Entrusting oneself to the word
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16 | Drawing nourishment from the Eucharist
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17 | Prayer and the Liturgy of the Hours
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18 | The way of the evangelical counsels and the Beatitudes
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19 | The virtue of obedience
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20 | The spirit and practice of poverty in Bishops With chastity at the service of a Church which reflects
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21 | the purity of Christ
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22 | The proponent of a spirituality of communion and mission
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23 | A journey undertaken in everyday life
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24 | The permanent formation of Bishops
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25 | The example of sainted Bishops CHAPTER THREE
TEACHER OF THE FAITH
AND HERALD OF THE WORD
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27 | Christ at the heart of the Gospel and of humanity
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28 | The Bishop, hearer and guardian of the word
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29 | Authentic and authoritative service of the word
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30 | Episcopal ministry for the inculturation of the Gospel
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31 | Preaching by word and example CHAPTER FOUR
MINISTER OF THE GRACE
OF THE HIGH PRIESTHOOD
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32 | ''Sanctified in Jesus Christ, called to be saints''\i\b (@1CO 1,2@)
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33 | The source and summit of the life of the particular Church
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34 | The importance of the Cathedral Church
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35 | The Bishop, moderator of the liturgy as a paedagogy of faith
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36 | The centrality of the Lord's Day and the liturgical year
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37 | The Bishop as minister of the Eucharistic celebration
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38 | The Bishop's responsibility for Christian initiation
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39 | The Bishop's responsibilities in the discipline of Penance
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40 | Attention to popular piety
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41 | Promoting holiness for all the faithful CHAPTER FIVE
THE PASTORAL GOVERNANCE OF THE BISHOP
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42 | “I have given you an example”\b\i (@JN 13,15@).
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43 | The Bishop's authority as pastoral service
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44 | Pastoral style of governance and diocesan communion
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45 | The elements of the particular Church
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46 | The Pastoral Visit
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47 | The Bishop with his presbyterate
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48 | The formation of candidates for the priesthood
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49 | The Bishop and permanent deacons
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50 | The Bishop's concern for persons of consecrated life
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51 | The lay faithful in the pastoral care of the Bishop
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52 | The Bishop's concern for the family
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53 | Young people, a pastoral priority for the future
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54 | The promotion of vocations CHAPTER SIX
IN THE COMMUNION
OF THE CHURCHES
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55 | “Anxiety for all the Churches”\b\i (@2CO 11,28@)
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56 | The Diocesan Bishop in relation to the Church's supreme authority
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57 | Visits ''ad Limina Apostolorum''
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58 | The Synod of Bishops
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59 | Communion between the Bishops and the Churches at the local level
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60 | The Eastern Catholic Churches
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61 | The Patriarchal Churches and their Synods
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62 | The organization of the Metropolitan See and of Ecclesiastical Provinces
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63 | Episcopal Conferences
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64 | The Church's unity and ecumenical dialogue
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65 | Missionary spirit in the episcopal ministry CHAPTER SEVEN
THE BISHOP BEFORE
THE CHALLENGES OF THE PRESENT
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66 | ''Be of good cheer; I have overcome the world!''\b\i (@JN 16,33@)
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67 | The Bishop, promoter of justice and peace
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68 | Interreligious dialogue, especially on behalf of world peace
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69 | Civil, social and economic life
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70 | Respect for the environment and the protection of creation
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71 | The Bishop's ministry in the field of health
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72 | The Bishop's pastoral care of migrants
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73 | CONCLUSION
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74 | JOHN PAUL II
NOTES
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