The Documents of the Second Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council, as is commonly known, proclaimed and enacted 16 documents, which are divided thus: 4 Constitutions 3 Declarations 9 Decrees. The difference between Constitutions, declarations, and decrees is the following: Constitutions: A Constitution has the highest level of authority. When enacted by the Pope, an Apostolic Constitution usually contains ecclesiastical law, permanently […]
