Vatican II refers to the family as the ‘school of social virtues which every society needs’. Building on the teachings of Vatican II, Familiaris Consortio refers to the family as the ‘school of social living as a communion of love.’ Though basically conveying the same meaning, the language is more personal in Familiaris Consortio, progressing from the level of needs to the level of communion. The family is explicitly named as the place where values are formed and transmitted. The family is also called the ‘school of deeper humanity’. It is responsible for bringing true ‘human advancement’ into the world by being ‘active agents in the building of an authentic family humanism’. The Pope called this the ‘new humanism’Except from "Chapter 2, The Teachings on Consortio Family in Familiaris"- by Rev Fr. James P.B.Yeo (click here to download Chapter 2)
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OFFICIAL CATHOLIC TEACHINGS ON THE FAMILY, VATICAN II TO JOHN PAUL II: FOUNDATION FOR A PRO-FAMILY CULTURE IN SINGAPORE by Rev. Fr. James P. B. Yeo
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Chapter 2, The Teachings on Consortio Family in Familiaris"- by Rev Fr. James P.B.Yeo
