Encyclical of the Holy and Great Council

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doctrinal letter ecclesiastical document encyclical

The Encyclical of the Holy and Great Council is a formal doctrinal and pastoral letter issued by the 2016 Pan-Orthodox Council in Crete, outlining its theological positions, decisions, and guidance for the contemporary life of the Orthodox Church.

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Encyclical of the Holy and Great Council canonical	2
Decisions of the Holy and Great Council (2016)	1
Encyclical of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church	1
Message of the Holy and Great Council	1
Message of the Holy and Great Council (2016)	1

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Context triple: [Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete 2016), documentAdopted, Encyclical of the Holy and Great Council]

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Target entity: Encyclical of the Holy and Great Council
Target entity description: The Encyclical of the Holy and Great Council is a formal doctrinal and pastoral letter issued by the 2016 Pan-Orthodox Council in Crete, outlining its theological positions, decisions, and guidance for the contemporary life of the Orthodox Church.

A. Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests
The Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests is a key Second Vatican Council document that outlines the spiritual identity, pastoral mission, and practical responsibilities of Catholic priests in the modern world.
B. Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
The Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches is the comprehensive body of ecclesiastical law that regulates the organization, governance, and sacramental life of the Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with Rome.
C. Apostolic Letter Sedula Mater
Apostolic Letter Sedula Mater is a papal document by which the Catholic Church formally established the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life as part of its Roman Curia reform.
D. Euchologion
The Euchologion is a principal liturgical book in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches containing the texts and prayers used by clergy for the Divine Liturgy, sacraments, and various rites.
E. Concilio et Labore
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F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	doctrinal letter ⓘ ecclesiastical document ⓘ encyclical ⓘ
addresses	dialogue with other Christian Churches ⓘ globalization and its impact on the Church ⓘ moral issues in contemporary culture ⓘ role of Orthodoxy in pluralistic societies ⓘ
affirms	authority of the Ecumenical Councils ⓘ centrality of the Holy Eucharist in Church life ⓘ importance of repentance and holiness ⓘ
approvedBy	delegations of participating local Orthodox Churches ⓘ primates of the autocephalous Orthodox Churches ⓘ linked to: Orthodox churches
author	Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete 2016)
countryOfIssue	Greece ⓘ
date	2016 ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatus	pan-Orthodox ⓘ
issuedBy	Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Holy and Great Council Pan-Orthodox Council of 2016 ⓘ linked to: Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete 2016)
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Greek ⓘ Russian ⓘ other modern languages ⓘ
placeOfIssue	Crete ⓘ Kolymvari, Crete ⓘ
purpose	to offer pastoral guidance to the faithful ⓘ to present the common voice of the Orthodox Church in the contemporary world ⓘ to provide doctrinal clarification ⓘ
relatedTo	Decisions of the Holy and Great Council (2016) ⓘ linked to: Encyclical of the Holy and Great Council Message of the Holy and Great Council (2016) ⓘ linked to: Encyclical of the Holy and Great Council
religiousCouncil	Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete 2016)
religiousCouncilDate	June 2016 ⓘ
religiousCouncilPlace	Orthodox Academy of Crete ⓘ
religiousDenomination	Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
religiousTradition	Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity
subject	Christian unity ⓘ contemporary challenges to the Orthodox Church ⓘ ecclesiology ⓘ environmental responsibility ⓘ family and marriage ⓘ human dignity ⓘ mission of the Church in the modern world ⓘ pastoral guidance ⓘ religious freedom ⓘ science and technology ⓘ social justice ⓘ theology ⓘ war and peace ⓘ youth and secularization ⓘ
theologicalOrientation	Eastern Orthodox theology ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity

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Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete 2016) → documentAdopted → Encyclical of the Holy and Great Council ⓘ

Holy and Great Council → producedDocument → Encyclical of the Holy and Great Council ⓘ

Holy and Great Council → producedDocument → Message of the Holy and Great Council ⓘ

linked to: Encyclical of the Holy and Great Council

Encyclical of the Holy and Great Council → relatedTo → Decisions of the Holy and Great Council (2016) ⓘ

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Encyclical of the Holy and Great Council → relatedTo → Message of the Holy and Great Council (2016) ⓘ

linked to: Encyclical of the Holy and Great Council

Relations of the Orthodox Church with the Rest of the Christian World → relatedTo → Encyclical of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church ⓘ

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