Pastor aeternus
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Catholic magisterial document
document of the First Vatican Council
dogmatic constitution
papal document
Pastor aeternus is the 1870 dogmatic constitution of the First Vatican Council that definitively articulated the doctrine of papal primacy and infallibility in the Roman Catholic Church.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pastor Aeternus | 5 |
| Pastor aeternus canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pastor aeternus Context triple: [First Vatican Council, issuedDocument, Pastor aeternus]
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A.
Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
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B.
Te Deum
Te Deum is a traditional Christian hymn of praise and thanksgiving, historically used in liturgical celebrations and special religious or civic ceremonies.
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C.
Praedicate Evangelium
Praedicate Evangelium is an apostolic constitution issued by Pope Francis that comprehensively reforms and reorganizes the Roman Curia and its functions in service to the universal Church.
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D.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
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E.
Miserando atque eligendo
Miserando atque eligendo is a Latin episcopal motto, drawn from a homily by the Venerable Bede, that reflects Pope Francis’s emphasis on God’s merciful and compassionate call.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pastor aeternus Target entity description: Pastor aeternus is the 1870 dogmatic constitution of the First Vatican Council that definitively articulated the doctrine of papal primacy and infallibility in the Roman Catholic Church.
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A.
Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.
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B.
Te Deum
Te Deum is a traditional Christian hymn of praise and thanksgiving, historically used in liturgical celebrations and special religious or civic ceremonies.
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C.
Praedicate Evangelium
Praedicate Evangelium is an apostolic constitution issued by Pope Francis that comprehensively reforms and reorganizes the Roman Curia and its functions in service to the universal Church.
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D.
Fiat Lux
Fiat Lux is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light," used as the inspirational motto of the University of California, Berkeley.
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E.
Miserando atque eligendo
Miserando atque eligendo is a Latin episcopal motto, drawn from a homily by the Venerable Bede, that reflects Pope Francis’s emphasis on God’s merciful and compassionate call.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic magisterial document
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document of the First Vatican Council ⓘ dogmatic constitution ⓘ papal document ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Pope Pius IX ⓘ |
| authorityLevel | dogma ⓘ |
| basisInScripture |
Gospel of John 21:15–17
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linked to:
Gospel of John
Gospel of Matthew 16:18–19 ⓘ
linked to:
Gospel of Matthew
|
| basisInTradition | constant tradition of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| chapter |
On the infallible teaching authority of the Roman Pontiff
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On the institution of the apostolic primacy in blessed Peter ⓘ On the permanence of the primacy of blessed Peter in the Roman Pontiffs ⓘ On the power and nature of the primacy of the Roman Pontiff ⓘ |
| church |
Roman Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| council | First Vatican Council ⓘ |
| councilSession |
Fourth Session of the First Vatican Council
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linked to:
First Vatican Council
|
| definesDoctrine |
ex cathedra teaching
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irreformability of ex cathedra definitions ⓘ necessity of papal assent for doctrinal certainty ⓘ papal infallibility ⓘ papal primacy ⓘ supreme jurisdiction of the Roman Pontiff ⓘ universal jurisdiction of the Roman Pontiff ⓘ |
| definesTerm | ex cathedra ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
19th-century controversies over papal authority
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First Vatican Council ⓘ |
| influenced |
canon law on papal primacy and infallibility
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subsequent Catholic teaching on the papacy ⓘ |
| inForce | true ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| locationOfCouncil | Vatican City ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 4 ⓘ |
| partOf |
documents of Vatican I
ⓘ
linked to:
First Vatican Council
|
| popeWhoPromulgated | Pope Pius IX ⓘ |
| promulgationDate | 1870-07-18 ⓘ |
| statesThat |
ex cathedra definitions of the Roman Pontiff are irreformable of themselves and not from the consent of the Church
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the Roman Pontiff has full and supreme power of jurisdiction over the whole Church ⓘ the Roman Pontiff has ordinary and immediate jurisdiction over all the faithful ⓘ the Roman Pontiff possesses infallibility when speaking ex cathedra ⓘ |
| subject |
Roman Pontiff
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linked to:
Pope
jurisdiction of the Pope ⓘ papal infallibility ⓘ papal primacy ⓘ teaching authority of the Pope ⓘ |
| theologicalField |
dogmatic theology
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ecclesiology ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Catholic theology ⓘ |
| title | Pastor aeternus ⓘ |
| year | 1870 ⓘ |
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