Mystici Corporis Christi

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Mystici Corporis Christi is a 1943 encyclical by Pope Pius XII that systematically explains the Catholic doctrine of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ, emphasizing its spiritual unity and hierarchical structure.

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Mystici Corporis Christi canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic magisterial document ⓘ
papal encyclical ⓘ
addresses duties of pastors toward the faithful ⓘ
duties of the faithful toward the Church ⓘ
relationship of non-Catholics to the Mystical Body ⓘ
suffering and persecution of the Church ⓘ
affirms Petrine primacy ⓘ
hierarchical constitution of the Church ⓘ
the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ ⓘ
unity of all members in Christ ⓘ
visible and invisible dimensions of the Church ⓘ
author Pope Pius XII ⓘ
clarifies distinction between the Church and Christ ⓘ
relationship between Church Militant and Christ the Head ⓘ
role of bishops in the Mystical Body ⓘ
role of the laity in the Mystical Body ⓘ
condemns exaggerated individualism in Christian life ⓘ
excessive identification of the Church with Christ that erases distinction ⓘ
doctrinalWeight authoritative teaching on the nature of the Church ⓘ
emphasizes charity as the soul of the Mystical Body ⓘ
importance of sacramental life in the Mystical Body ⓘ
necessity of belonging to the Church for full incorporation in Christ ⓘ
obedience to legitimate ecclesiastical authority ⓘ
supernatural character of the Church ⓘ
EnglishTitle The Mystical Body of Christ ⓘ
historicalContext Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II

pontificate of Pius XII during global conflict ⓘ
influenced Lumen Gentium ⓘ
Second Vatican Council ecclesiology ⓘ
issuedBy Holy See ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
magisterialStatus ordinary papal magisterium ⓘ
placeOfIssue Vatican City ⓘ
pontificateOf Pope Pius XII ⓘ
pope Pope Pius XII ⓘ
publicationDate 1943-06-29 ⓘ
relatedDocument Humani Generis ⓘ
Summi Pontificatus ⓘ
subject Mystical Body of Christ ⓘ
doctrine of the Church ⓘ
ecclesiology ⓘ
theologicalFocus hierarchical structure of the Church ⓘ
nature of the Church ⓘ
relationship between Christ and the Church ⓘ
spiritual unity of the Church ⓘ
union of the faithful with Christ ⓘ
yearPublished 1943 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pope Pius XII → notableWork → Mystici Corporis Christi ⓘ
Mortalium animos → chronologicallyPrecedes → Mystici Corporis Christi ⓘ
Mystical Body of Christ → isExpoundedIn → Mystici Corporis Christi ⓘ