Perfectae Caritatis

Perfectae Caritatis, the Decree on the Adaptation and Renewal of Religious Life, is the document issued by the Second Vatican Council which deals specifically with institutes of consecrated life in the Roman Catholic Church.[1] One of the shorter documents of the Council, the decree was approved by a vote of 2,321 to 4 of the assembled bishops, and promulgated by Pope Paul VI on 28 October 1965. As is customary for Church documents, the title is taken from the first words (incipit) of the decree: "of Perfect Charity" in Latin.[2]

  1. ^ Confoy, Maryanne (2008). Religious Life and Priesthood: Perfectae Caritatis, Optatam Totius, Presbyterorum Ordinis. Paulist Press. ISBN 978-0-8091-4454-9.
  2. ^ Madhavath, Maryann (2020). "Perfect Love through Perfect Worship: A Critical Appraisal of Perfectae Caritatis in relation to Sacrosanctum Concilium". Ephrem's Theological Journal. 24 (2): 185.