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1962
Anno Domini

Ecumenical Council

Second Vatican Council

October 1962 – December 1965 Rome (Vatican) Convoked by: Pope John XXIII 2,500 bishops
Ecumenical Council — Universally Recognised
Section I

The Crisis that summoned Second Vatican Council

The apologetic argument: Issued 16 documents covering Scripture & Tradition (Dei Verbum), the Church (Lumen Gentium), liturgy (Sacrosanctum Concilium), ecumenism, and religious liberty. Reaffirmed that Scripture and Tradition form one sacred deposit and that the Magisterium serves — not stands above — the Word of God.
The Ecumenical Councils

The Seven Ecumenical Councils

325
Council of Nicaea
ecumenical
325
Council of Nicaea I
ecumenical
343
Council of Sardica
regional
381
First Council of Constantinople
ecumenical
381
Council of Constantinople I
ecumenical
397
Council of Carthage (AD 397)
regional
431
Council of Ephesus
ecumenical
431
Council of Ephesus
ecumenical
451
Council of Chalcedon
ecumenical
451
Council of Chalcedon
ecumenical

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