Ecclesiam suam (1964-2014)

Para un justiprecio de Pablo VI, el Papa ‘transfigurado’ (IV)

Abstract

In Part One of this article we have dealt with how the issues of Ecclesiam Suam surfaced since the beginning of the life of Pope Montini, being the result of his contemplation and reflections, until the point to became the lines of force of his priestly and episcopal ministry. In Part Two we discussed how this encyclical letter inspires the pastoral praxis of the beginning of his pontificate. We have focused on it but also in their periconciliares speeches and the use made of it by Vatican II. Part Three focusses our attention analyzing how the presence of Ecclesiam Suam in the pastoral practice of Paul VI. Now, in Part Four we will address issues such as peace, justice, ecumenism, evangelization, priesthood, the permanent diaconate.