Gaudium et spes EN
PASTORAL CONSTITUTION
Promulgated on december 7, 1965
Vatican Site - Subtitles by Austin Flannery, O.P. (1996)

Headings


9999 GAUDIUM ET SPES

PREFACE
1 (Solidarity of the Church with the Whole Human Family)
2 (The Council Addresses All of Humanity)
3 (An Offer of Service to Humankind)

INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT - THE SITUATION OF MEN IN THE MODERN WORLD
4 (Hope and Anguish)
5 (Deep-seated Changes)
6 (Changes in the Social Order)
7 (Changes in Attitudes, Morals and Religion)
8 (Imbalances in the World of Today)
9 (Broader Aspirations of Humankind)
10 (Humanity's Deeper Questionings)

PART I - THE CHURCH AND MAN'S CALLING

11 (Responding to the Promptings of the Spirit)

CHAPTER I - THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON

12 (Women and Men in the Image of God)
13 (Sin)
14 (Humanity's Essential Nature)
15 (Dignity of the Intellect, of Truth, and of Wisdom)
16 (Dignity of Moral Conscience)
17 (The Excellence of Freedom)
18 (The Mystery of Death)
19 (Kinds of Atheism and Its Causes)
20 (Systematic Atheism)
21 (The Attitude of the Church Towards Atheism)
22 (Christ the New Man)

CHAPTER II - THE COMMUNITY OF MANKIND


23 (The Council's Intention)
24 (Communitarian Nature of the Human Vocation:God's Design)
25 (Person and Society: Interdependence)
26 (The Common Good)
27 (Respect for the Human Person)
28 (Respect and Love for Enemies)
29 (Essential Equality of All: Social Justice)
30 (Need to Transcend an Individualistic Morality)
31 (Responsibility and Participation)
32 (The Word Made Flesh and Human Solidarity)

CHAPTER III - MAN'S ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD


33 (The Problem)
34 (Value of Human Activity)
35 (Regulation of Human Activity)
36 (Rightful Autonomy of Earthly Affairs)
37 (Human Activity Infected by Sin)
38 (Human Activity: Its Fulfillment in the Paschal Mystery)
39 (Terra nova et caelum novum)

CHAPTER IV - THE ROLE OF THE CHURCH IN THE MODERN WORLD
40 (Mutual Relationship of Church and World)
41 (What the Church Offers to Individuals)
42 (What the Church Offers to Society)
43 (What the Church Offers to Human Activity Through its Members)
44 (What the Church Receives from the Modern World)
45 (Christ: Alpha and Omega)


46
PART II - SOME PROBLEMS OF SPECIAL URGENCY


(Preface)
CHAPTER I - FOSTERING THE NOBILITY OF MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY

47 (Marriage and the Family in the Modern World )
48 (Holiness of the Marriage and the Family
49 (Married Love)
50 (The Fruitfulness of Marriage)
51 (Married Love and Respect for Human Life)
52 (Fostering Marriage and the Family: A Duty for All)

CHAPTER II - THE PROPER DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE

53 (Introduction)

SECTION 1 - The Circumstances of Culture in the World Today

54 (New Forms of Living)
55 (Humanity, Author of Culture)
56 (Difficulties and Duties)

SECTION 2 - Some Principles for the Proper Development of Culture
57 (Faith and Culture)
58 (Relations Between Culture and the Good News of Christ)
59 (Proper Harmony Between Forms of Culture)

SECTION 3 - Some More Urgent Duties of Christians in Regard to Culture

60 (Ius ad culturas beneficia omnibus agnoscatur et in rem deducatur)
61 (Cultural Education)
62 (Proper Harmony Between Culture and Christian Formation)

CHAPTER III - ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL LIFE
63 (Some Characteristics of Economic Life Today)

SECTION 1 - Economic Development


64 (Economic Development in the Service of Humanity)
65 (Economic Development Under Man's Direction)
66 (An End to Excessive Economic and Social Differences)

SECTION 2 - Certain Principles Governing Socio-Economic Life as a Whole


67 (Work, Working Conditions, Leisure)
68 (Co-Responsibility in Enterprise and in the Economic System as a Whole; Labor Disputes)
69 (Earthly Goods Destined for All)
70 (Investment and Money)
71 (Ownership, Private Property, Large Estates)
72 (Economic and Social Activity and the Kingdom of Christ)

CHAPTER IV - THE LIFE OF THE POLITICAL COMMUNITY


73 (Modern Public Life)
74 (Nature and Purpose of the Political Community)
75 (Nature and Purpose of the Political Community)
76 (The political Community and the Church)

CHAPTER V - THE FOSTERING OF PEACE AND THE PROMOTION OF A COMMUNITY OF NATIONS

77 (Introduction)
78 (Nature of Peace)

SECTION 1 - The Avoidance of War


79 (Curbing the Savagery of War)
80 (Total Warfare)
81 (The Arms Race)
82 (Total Outlawing of War: International Action to Prevent War)

SECTION II - Setting Up An International Community

83 (Causes of Discord: Remedies)
84 (The Community of Nations and International Organizations)
85 (International Cooperation in Economic Matters)
86 (Some Useful Norms)
87 (De cooperatione internationali quoad incrementum incolarum)
88 (Role of Christians in International Aid)
89 (Effective Presence of the Church in the International Community)
90 (Role of Christians in International Organizations)
91 (De munere singulorum fidelium et Ecclesiarum particularium)
92 (Dialogue)
93 (A World to be Built Up and Brought to Fulfillment)

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