Pastoral constitution on the Church in the modern world: Gaudium Et Spes / Promulgated by His Holiness, Pope Paul VI on December 7, 1965

Gaudium et spes

Plot

The Council Fathers express a desire to engage in conversation with the entire human family so that the Church--whose role it is so scrutinize the signs of the times and interpret them in the light of the Gospel--can help solve contemporary problems. Acknowledging the positive and negative realities of this new age of human history, Church teachings about man's relationship to economics, poverty, social justice, culture, science and technology, and ecumenism are explored.