AD 1963–1978
Paul VI
He carried out the largest liturgical reform in Catholic history; Humanae Vitae provoked widespread dissent that still shapes Catholic debate.
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- Years served
- AD 1963–1978
- Biography
- Paul VI brought Vatican II to a conclusion, implemented the liturgical reform, travelled to five continents and met the Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras.
- Historical context
- Rapid social change in the 1960s and division over the reception of the council.
- Major events
- Closing of Vatican II (1965) and lifting of the 1054 anathemas
- Missal of 1969–1970
- Humanae Vitae (1968)
- Historical significance
- He carried out the largest liturgical reform in Catholic history; Humanae Vitae provoked widespread dissent that still shapes Catholic debate.
Sources and References
- Humanae Vitae (1968)vatican.va