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Religious Education Curriculum DirectoryHand Protestant ecclesial and faith communitiesemphasized common baptism of all Christiansand common service to love even to thepoint of joint-martyrdomd The fullness of Christ’s Church subsists in theCatholic Church (LG, no. 8)Interreligious Dialoguea Judaism, which holds a unique place in rela-tion to the Catholic Churchb Islamc Other religions2.2.3. The Holiness of the Church and the Communionof Saints (823-829, 946-959)A Holiness is from the all-holy God: all human beingsare called to live in holinessB Christ sanctifies the Church through the HolySpirit and grants the means of holiness to theChurchC Church members must cooperate with God’s gracea Divine dimensions of the Churchb Human dimensions of the ChurchD Church members sin, but the Church as Body ofChrist is sinlessa Church constantly fosters conversion and re-newalE Canonized saints: models of holinessa Their example encourages usb They intercede for usF The members of the Church are always in need ofpurification, penance, and renewal (LG, no. 8,cited in 827, 1428; UR, no. 6, cited in 821)2.2.4. Mary, Mother of God and of the Church(484-507, 963-972)A A. Mary, Mother of the Church and model of faitha The Annunciation and Mary’s fiatb Mary’s perpetual virginityc The Immaculate Conception and the Assump-tion2.2.5. The Church since Vatican II (Documentsof Vatican II)A Blessed John XXIII — pastoral vision for the Council(Gaudet Mater Ecclesia, October 11, 1962)B The Council documents — pastoral tone and languageC Pope Paul VIa Guided remaining sessions of Councilb Implemented Council teachingsc Controversy over Humanae VitaeDEFd Met with Athenagoras in Istanbule Visits to New York, Bombay, Manila, etcf Promoted synods of bishopsg Succeeded by Pope John Paul I, who reignedthirty-three daysSome developments after the Councila Changes in liturgy, growth of Scripture study,new look in church architecture, growth of layinvolvement — parish councils, etc.b Liturgical movement, work by Catholic Action,and work by Scripture scholars precededCouncil and enabled its implementationc Developments in catechesis; understandingthe need for both content and formationd Call to evangelization — Evangelii Nuntiandie Renewal of the Eastern ChurchesBlessed John Paul II: The Church Looks to theTwenty-First Centurya First non-Italian pope in centuries — vigorous,dramatic, opposition to Communismb Evangelizer to the world: 104 papal trips over-seas, his Dialogue of Salvationc Teacher: numerous encyclicals, post-synodaldocuments, writingsi Fides et Ratio, Evangelium Vitae, Veri-tatis Splendorii Wednesday talks on Genesis — theology ofthe bodyd Pastor: Holy Thursday letters to priests — hisWorld Youth Dayse Themes: be not afraid; Mary, Totus Tuus;human dignity, New Evangelizationf Assassination attempt: example of courage,faith, and forgivenessg The Catechism of the Catholic Churchh Pastoral Visit to Great Britain, 1982i Beatification, 2011Pope Benedict XVIa First encyclical Deus Caritas Est followed byapostolic exhortation Sacramentum Caritatisb Addresses clash of culture and civilizationwith faithc Ecumenism today: Church of the East, OrientalOrthodox, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, ThePersonal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsinghamd Liturgical reform: Summorum Pontificum,New Translation of the Roman Missale Pastoral Visit to Great Britain, 201026