Second Vatican council

• What does ecumenical council mean?

  This is the assembly of bishops and other church leaders to discuss matters of the church and faith.
• Name three types of Vatican council?

  • Sacrosancstum concilium
  • lumen gentium
  • gaudium et spes
• What was discussed during sacrosanctum concilium?

  More participating of the people in the church during mass.
• What did sacrosanctum concilium allow?

  • Mass to be spoken in local language
  • congregation was permitted to take the eucharist in both forms.
• What was discussed during the lumen gentium?

  Focused on the belief of the Catholic Church
• What did the lumen gentium allow?

  • Greater role for the laity in the church
  • salvation for non catholics
• what was discussed during the gaudium et spes?

  • Humanity's relationship to society, For example society, science and technology.