2012-10-09 14:37:03

Vatican II documents: "Dei Verbum" explained


(Vatican Radio) On Thursday 11th October Pope Benedict is scheduled to preside over Holy Mass for the launching of the Year of Faith timed to coincide with a date which marked the beginnning of the Second Vatican Council half a century ago.
On this occasion, prior to Holy Mass in Saint Peter's Square there will be readings from the four Vatican II Dogmatic Constitutions, the Council documents to have the highest level of authority.
Among these 'Dei Verbum' on Divine Revelation, a document promulgated by Pope Paul VI on the the 18th of November 1965 when the Second Vatican Council was drawing to a close .
In an effort to shed light on this document placing it within the broader context of the Council documents as well as highlight its' relevance today, Veronica Scarisbrick speaks to the Dean of the Faculty of Church History and Fine Arts of the Church at the Pontifical Gregorian University here in Rome. He's Jesuit Professor Norman Tanner, author of "The Councils of the Church, A Short History".
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