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Why Catholic? · September 4 · 37 min

#193 - Lumen Gentium (Part 3)

Justin Hibbard continues the series on Vatican II by reading one of the four constitutions - Lumen Gentium (Light of the Nations) - The Dogmatic Constitution of the Catholic Church. This episode covers chapter 3 - On the Hierarchical Structure of the Church and in Particular on the Episcopate (sections 18-29). In this episode, you will learn order how Jesus, in order to preserve the unity of His Church, established a perpetual system of bishops to lead, shepherd, and govern the Church. The bishops are the successors of the apostles with the Pope the successor of Peter - the visible Head of the whole Church. READ ALONG: Lumen Gentium Reading begins at 1:26Commentary begins at 30:25 SOCIAL LINKS * Follow Why Catholic on Instagram. * Subscribe to Why Catholic on YouTube. * Follow Why Catholic on Facebook * Follow Justin on Facebook. SHOW NOTES * #63 - Not all Catholics are Roman Catholics * #110 - Papal Supremacy * #111 - Papal Infallibility EPISODES IN THIS SERIES: * #190 - Introduction to Vatican II * #191 - Lumen Gentium (Part 1) * #192 - Lumen Gentium (Part 2) Get full access to Why Catholic? at whycatholic.substack.com/subscribe

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Justin Hibbard continues the series on Vatican II by reading one of the four constitutions - Lumen Gentium (Light of the Nations) - The Dogmatic Constitution of the Catholic Church. This episode covers chapter 3 - On the Hierarchical Structure of the Church and in Particular on the Episcopate (sections 18-29). In this episode, you will learn order how Jesus, in order to preserve the unity of His Church, established a perpetual system of bishops to lead, shepherd, and govern the Church. The bishops are the successors of the apostles with the Pope the successor of Peter - the visible Head of the whole Church.

READ ALONG: Lumen Gentium

Reading begins at 1:26Commentary begins at 30:25

SOCIAL LINKS

* Follow Why Catholic on Instagram.

* Subscribe to Why Catholic on YouTube.

* Follow Why Catholic on Facebook

* Follow Justin on Facebook.

SHOW NOTES

* #63 - Not all Catholics are Roman Catholics

* #110 - Papal Supremacy

* #111 - Papal Infallibility

EPISODES IN THIS SERIES:

* #190 - Introduction to Vatican II

* #191 - Lumen Gentium (Part 1)

* #192 - Lumen Gentium (Part 2)



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