gaudium et spes 22,24

Questions to Guide Your Reading

The Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (Gaudium et Spes), 22, 24.

1. According to the Second Vatican Council's Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (Gaudium et Spes), how can we come to a better understanding of the mystery of man? Explain.

2. According to the Council, who is the one who is "the perfect man"? Explain.

3. According to the Council, what is given to those who are "conformed to the likeness" of the Son of God?

4. According to the Council, are all these promises of grace and salvation reserved for Christians only? Explain.

5. According to the Council, when Jesus prayed to the Father, "that all may be one ... as we are one," he "implied a certain likeness between the union of the divine Persons [in the Trinity], and the unity of God's sons in truth and charity." Explain what this statement means in the context of the present text.