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DOCUMENTS AND ADDRESSES OF POPE JOHN PAUL 11
1. To the Cardinals and the Roman Curia, December 22, 1986. (p. 58)
2. To the Bishops of Venezuela on the Ad Limina Visit, September 21, 1989. (p. 28)
3. Homily During the Visit to a Roman Parish, November 19,1989. (p.7)
4. To the Bishops of the North-2 Region of Brazil on the Ad Limina Visit, May 31, 1990. (pp. 6, 13, 20, 30, 49)
5. Message for World Migration Day, August 15, 1990. (pp. 13, 20, 28, 48)
6. Redemptoris missio, Encyclical Letter, December 7, 1990, no. 38. (pp. 1,5)
7. To the Bishops of Abruzzi end Molise (Italy) on the Ad Limina Visit, April 12, 1991. (pp. 6, 49)
8. Centesimus annus, Encyclical Letter, May 1, 1991, no. 46. (p. 20)
9. To the Episcopal Conference of Brazil, October 13, 1991. (p. 7)
10. Message for the VIII World Youth Day, August 15, 1992. (p. 28)
11. Opening Address to the IV General Conference of Latin American Bishops, October 12, 1992. (p. 49)
12. To the Bishops of Ghana on the Ad Limina Visit, February 23, 1993. (pp. 14, 20, 2l)
13. To the Bishops of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska (United States) on the Ad Limina Visit, May 28, 1993. (pp. 6, 29, 50)
14. Veritatis splendor, Encyclical Letter, August 6, 1993, no. 86. (p. 31)
15. To the Bishops of Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Montana, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, and Washington (United States) on the Ad Limina Visit, October 2, 1993. (p. 21)
16. Tertio millennio adveniente, Apostolic Letter, November 10, 1994, no.9. (p.30)
OTHFR DOCUMENTS FOR THE WHOLE CHURCH
17. Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1993, nos. 2110-2117. (p. 46)
18. International Theological Commission. Some Current Questions in Eschatology, 1992, nos. 9-10. (p. 44)
19. Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on Some Aspects of Christian Meditation, October 15, 1989. (pp. 42, 43)
20. Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Guide for Catechists, 1993, no. 16. (p. 55)
21. Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. Dialogue and Proclamation, June 20, 1991, no. 13. (p. 59)
22. Pontifical Biblical Commission. The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church, 1993. (p. 38)
23. Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, Secretariat for NonChristians, Secretariat for Non-Believers, and Pontifical Council for Culture. Sects or New Religious Movements: Pastoral Challenge, May 3, 1986.(pp.7, 15,24,53)
IV EXTRAORDINARY CONSISTORY OF CARDINALS
24. IV Extraordinary Consistory of Cardinals. Final Communique, April 5, l991.(pp.3,50)
25. Arinze, Cardinal Francis, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. The Challenge of the Sects or New Religious Movements: A Pastoral Approach, General Report, April 5. l991.(pp.8, 14, 15, 16,23,51,57,58,59)
26. Corripio Ahumada, Cardinal Ernesto, Archbishop of Mexico City. Regional Report on North America, April 5, 1991. (pp. 4, 21)
27. do Nascimento, Cardinal Alexandre, Archbishop of Luanda (Angola). Regional Report on Africa, April 5, 1991. (p. 3)
28. Obando Bravo, Cardinal Miguel, Archbishop of Managua (Nicaragua). Regional Report on Latin America, April 5, 1991. (pp. 4, 22, 56)
29. Suquia Goicoechea, Cardinal Angel, Archbishop of Madrid (Spain). Regional Report on Europe, April 5, 1991. (pp. 4, 8, 54)
30. Tomko, Cardinal Jozef, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Proclaiming Christ the World s Only Savior, General Report, April 5, 1991. (p. 31)
31. Vidal, Cardinal Ricardo J., Archbishop of Cebu (Philippines). Regional Report on Asia, April 5, 1991. (pp. 4, 24, 54)
HOLY SEE
32. Fitzgerald, Most Rev. Michael L., Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. "Sects and New Religious Movements in the Light of the Recent Teaching of the Church," in Bulletin, Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, no. 80, vol. 27 (1992), 209-214. (pp. 25, 45, 52, 59)
33. Poupard, Cardinal Paul, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture. Felicita e Fede Cristiana, Piemme, Casale Monferrato, 1992, 115-116. (p. 36)
34. Poupard, Cardinal Paul, "Meno Religiosita e Piu Neopaganesimo," in .Jesus. October 1993. 118- 119. (p. 41)
CONTINENTAL SYNODS AND LOCAL CHURCHES
Africa
35. Synod of Bishops: Special Assembly for Africa. Instrumentum Laboris, 1993.(pp. 18,26,61)
36. Episcopal Conference of Congo. La Foi Catholique Face aux Nouveaux Mouvements Religieux au Congo: Les Sectes, April 23, 1988. (pp. 10, 34, 35)
37. Interregional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa. Inculturation: Study Document, 1993. (pp. 56)
38. Sastre, Robert, Archbishop of Lokossa (Benin). Reflexions sur les Sectes au Benin: "Le Christ Est-il Divine?" (1 Cor 1:13), 1988. (pp. 23, 33, 35)
Americas
39. IV General Conference of Latin American Bishops. Conclusions, 1992, nos. 139-152. (pp. 11, 16, 23, 53, 55)
40. Episcopal Conference of Mexico. La Iglesia ante los Nuevos Crupos Religiosos, 1988. (p. 11)
41. National Conference of Catholic Bishops (United States). Pastoral Statement for Catholics on Biblical Fundamentalism, March 27, 1987. (pp. 12, 53)
42. National Conference of Catholic Bishops (United States). National Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry, 1987. (p. 23)
43. Episcopal Conference of Venezuela. Instruccion Pastoral sobre el Fenomeno de las Sectas, 1988. (pp. 11, 25)
44. Bishops of Alabama and Mississippi (United States'. "Toward Your Happiness"—Catholicism and Fundamentalism: A Contrast, 1989. (pp. 37, 38)
45. Lozano Barragan, Javier, Bishop of Zacatecas (Mexico). "Evangelizacion y Proselitismo," in Congreso Iberoamericano sobre "Nueva Evangelizacion y Ecumenismo," October 20-26, 1991. (pp. 24, 32)
46. McCarthy, Edward Anthony, Archbishop of Miami (United States). The New Age Movement, Pastoral Instruction, 1992. (pp. 17, 40, 52)
47. Penados del Barrio, Prospero, Archbishop of Guatemala. La Iglesia Catolica en Guatemala, Signo di Verdad y Esperanza, Pastoral Letter, 1989. (p. 61)
48. Sanchez, Robert Fortune, Archbishop of Santa Fe (United States). "Responding Pastorally to Sect Activity Among Immigrants," in Origins, CNS Documentary Service, vol. 19, no. 32 (January 11, 1990). (pp. 55, 57)
Asia
49. Episcopal Conference of the Philippines. Pastoral Statement on Fundamentalist Groups: "Hold Fast to What Is Good " (I Thess 5:2), January 1989. (p. 36).
50. Synod of Bishops: Special Assembly for Europe. Final Statement, December 14, 1991. (p. 45)
51. Episcopal Conference of Germany, Commission for Faith. Une Religiosite Diffuse et Incertaine (French Translation Published in Atheisme et Foi XXVIII [1993],1, 11-13). (p. 9)
52. Episcopal Conference of Italy, Secretariat for Ecumenism and Dia rogue. L'impegno Pastorale della Chiesa di Fronte ai Nuovi Movimenti Religiosi e Alle Sette, 1993. (pp. 9, 17, 31, 34, 61)
53. Episcopal Conference of Spain, Commission for Interconfessional Relations. Comunicado sobre las Sectas y los Nuevos Movimientos Religiosos, December 5, 1989. (p. 24)
54. Regional Conference of the Bishops of Tuscany (Italy). A Proposito di Magia e di Demonologia, Pastoral Note, 1994. (p. 46)
55. Casale, Giuseppe, Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino (Italy). Nuova Religiosita e Nuava Evangelizzazione, 1993. (pp. 33, 45, 60)
56. Danneels, Cardinal Godfried, Archbishop of Malines-Bruxelles (Belgium). Le Christ ou le Verseau?, Pastoral Letter Christmas 1990. (P 39)
57. Grab, Amedee, Auxiliary Bishop of Lausanne (Switzerland). "The New Religiosity of 'New Age' as an Answer to the Search for the Meaning of Life," in Atheisme et Dialogue XXIV (1989), 3, 255268. (p. 40)
58. Martensen, Hans Ludvig, Bishop of Copenhagen (Denmark). Kirke og Reinkarnation ? Har Kirken Fordomt Loeren om Reinkarnation ?, 1991. (p. 44)
59. Raffin, Pierre, Bishop of Metz (France). Les Sectes ou Nouveaux Mouvements Religieux, Defi Pastoral pour Notre Eglise Diocesaine, Pastoral Letter, Lent 1992. (pp. 9, 51, 52)
Middle East
60. Gremoli, Giovanni Bernardo, Apostolic Vicar of Arabia. Pastoral Letter, January 11,1987. (p. 22)
61. Sfeir, Cardinal Nasrallah Pierre, Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites. L'Eglise et les Sectes, VI Lenten Pastoral Letter, 1991. (p. 10)
From Sects and New Religious Movements
An Anthology of Texts from the Catholic Church 1986-1994
edited by The Working Group on New Religious Movements in the VATICAN.
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