Familiaris consortio EN
JOHN PAUL II
APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION
"FAMILIARIS CONSORTIO"
on the role of the christian family in the modern world
November 22, 1981
Copyright © Libreria Editrice Vaticana
Headings
APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION
FAMILIARIS CONSORTIO
OF POPE
JOHN PAUL II
TO THE EPISCOPATE
TO THE CLERGY AND TO THE FAITHFUL
OF THE WHOLE CATHOLIC CHURCH
ON THE ROLE
OF THE CHRISTIAN FAMILY
IN THE MODERN WORLD
INTRODUCTION
1
The Church at the Service of the Family
2
The Synod of 1980 in Continuity with Preceding Synods
3
The Precious Value of Marriage and of the Family
PART ONE
BRIGHT SPOTS AND SHADOWS FOR THE FAMILY TODAY
4
The Need To Understand the Situation
5
Evangelical Discernment
6
The Situation of the Family in the World Today
7
The Influence of Circumstances on the Consciences of the Faithful
8
Our Age Needs Wisdom
9
Gradualness and Conversion
10
Inculturation
PART TWO
THE PLAN OF GOD FOR MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY
11
Man, the Image of the God Who Is Love
12
Marriage and Communion Between God and People
13
Jesus Christ, Bridegroom of the Church, and the Sacrament of Matrimony
14
Children, the Precious Gift of Marriage
15
The Family, a Communion of Persons
16
Marriage and Virginity or Celibacy
PART THREE
THE ROLE OF THE CHRISTIAN FAMILY
17
Family, Become What You Are
I - FORMING A COMMUNITY OF PERSONS
18
Love as the Principle and Power of Communion
19
The Indivisible Unity of Conjugal Communion
20
An Indissoluble Communion
21
The Broader Communion of the Family
22
The Rights and Role of Women
23
Women and Society
24
Offenses Against Women's Dignity
25
Men as Husbands and Fathers
26
The Rights of Children
27
The Elderly in the Family
II - SERVING LIFE
1. The Transmission of Life
28
Cooperators in the Love of God the Creator
29
The Church's Teaching and Norm, Always Old Yet Always New
30
The Church Stands for Life
31
That God's Design May Be Ever More Completely Fulfilled
32
In an Integral Vision of the Human Person and of His or Her Vocation
33
The Church as Teacher and Mother for Couples in Difficulty
34
The Moral Progress of Married People
35
2. Education
36
The Right and Duty of Parents Regarding Education
37
Educating in the Essential Values of Human Life
38
The Mission To Educate and the Sacrament of Marriage
39
First Experience of the Church
40
Relations with Other Educating Agents
41
Manifold Service to Life
III - PARTICIPATING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIETY
42
The Family as the First and Vital Cell of Society
43
Family Life as an Experience of Communion and Sharing
44
The Social and Political Role
45
Society at the Service of the Family
46
The Charter of Family Rights
47
The Christian Family's Grace and Responsibility
48
For a New International Order
IV - SHARING IN THE LIFE AND MISSION OF THE CHURCH
49
The Family, Within the Mystery of the Church
50
A Specific and Original Ecclesial Role
1. The Christian Family as a Believing and Evangelizing Community
51
Faith as the Discovery and Admiring Awareness of God's Plan for the Family
52
The Christian Family's Ministry of Evangelization
53
Ecclesial Service
54
To Preach the Gospel to the Whole Creation
2. The Christian Family as a Community in Dialogue with God
55
The Church's Sanctuary in the Home
56
Marriage as a Sacrament of Mutual Sanctification and an Act of Worship
57
Marriage and the Eucharist
58
The Sacrament of Conversion and Reconciliation
59
Family Prayer
60
Educators in Prayer
61
Liturgical Prayer and Private Prayer
62
Prayer and Life
3. The Christian Family
63
The New Commandment of Love
64
To Discover the Image of God in Each Brother and Sister
PART FOUR
PASTORAL CARE OF THE FAMILY: STAGES, STRUCTURES, AGENTS AND SITUATIONS
I - STAGES OF PASTORAL CARE OF THE FAMILY
65
The Church Accompanies the Christian Family on Its Journey Through Life
66
Preparation for Marriage
67
The Celebration
68
Celebration of Marriage and Evangelization of Non-believing Baptized Persons
69
Pastoral Care After Marriage
II - STRUCTURES OF FAMILY PASTORAL CARE
70
The Ecclesial Community and in Particular the Parish
71
The Family
72
Associations of Families for Families
III - AGENTS OF THE PASTORAL CARE OF THE FAMILY
73
Bishops and Priests
74
Men and Women Religious
75
Lay Specialists
76
Recipients and Agents of Social Communications
IV - PASTORAL CARE OF THE FAMILY IN DIFFICULT CASES
77
Particular Circumstances
78
Mixed Marriages
79
Pastoral Action in Certain Irregular Situations
80
a) Trial Marriages
81
b) De Facto Free Unions
82
c) Catholics in Civil Marriages
83
d) Separated or Divorced Persons Who Have Not Remarried
84
e) Divorced Persons Who Have Remarried
85
Those Without a Family
86
CONCLUSION