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IOANNES PAULUS PP. II
REDEMPTOR HOMINIS
To his venerable Brothers in the Episcopate
the Priests
the religious families, the sons and daughters of the Church
and to all men and women of good will
at the beginning of his papal ministry

1979.03.04

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• Blessing
• I. INHERITANCE
  • 1. At the close of the second Millennium
  • 2. The first words of the new Pontificate
  • 3. Trust in the Spirit of Truth and of Love
  • 4. Reference to Paul VI's first Encyclical
  • 5. Collegiality and apostolate
  • 6. The road to Christian unity
    
    
• II. THE MYSTERY OF THE REDEMPTION
  • 7. Within the Mystery of Christ
  • 8. Redemption as a new creation
  • 9. The divine dimension of the mystery of the Redemption
  • 10 . The human dimension of the mystery of the Redemption
  • 11. The mystery of Christ as the basis of the Church's mission and of Christianity
  • 12. The Church's mission and human freedom
    
    
• III. REDEEMED MAN AND HIS SITUATION IN THE MODERN WORLD
  • 13. Christ united himself with each man
  • 14. For the Church all ways lead to man
  • 15. What modern man is afraid of
  • 16. Progress or threat
  • 17. Human rights: "letter" or "spirit"
    
    
• IV. THE CHURCH'S MISSION AND MAN'S DESTINY
  • 18. The Church as concerned for man's vocation in Christ
  • 19. The Church as responsible for truth
  • 20. Eucharist and Penance
  • 21. The Christian vocation to service and kingship
  • 22. The Mother in whom we trust

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