A CONCISE SUMMARY OF LUMEN GENTIUM BY FR REMI
A CONCISE SUMMARY OF LUMEN GENTIUM: DOGMATIC CONSTITUTION ON THE CHURCH, 21 NOVEMBER, 1964, PROMULGATED BY POPE PAUL VI Thesis Statement : For Vatican II Council, although the church is hierarchical, it is the family of God's people called in their respective states of life to strive toward holiness Chapter I – The Mystery of the Church: 1. Christ is the light of nations. The Sacred Council gathers together in the Holy Spirit to bring the light of Christ to the nation. The Church, in Christ, like a sacrament, is a sign and instrument, it desires now to unfold more fully to the faithful of the Church and the whole world its inner nature and universal mission. 2. God the Father offers to help us aim unto salvation as evident throughout the economy of human salvation. 3. By His obedience, Jesus brought about redemption. All men are called to this union in Christ. 4. Through the Spirit which dwells in the Church, God equips and directs and leads all faithful to perfect union with its S...