Amoris Laetitia, the 2016 post-synodal apostolic exhortation of Pope Francis, is the Catholic Church's own supreme teaching document on love in the family, issued following two synods of bishops. As the Church's own teaching office speaking in its highest available form short of a formal encyclical, it is fully authoritative for what the Church teaches, which is the fact this atlas cites it for. It is a normative church document rather than an independent theological or sociological study of family life, and the document's own pastoral applications, especially regarding divorced and remarried Catholics, have themselves generated further debate that needs separate sourcing to cover fully.
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Reliability Tier1
Reliability tier 1: the Church's own supreme teaching document, issued following two synods of bishops, fully authoritative for what the Church teaches at its highest available form short of an encyclical. NotesPope Francis's own post-synodal apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia on love in the family (2016); the papal instrument itself, not independent theological analysis.
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AuthorPope Francis
PublisherHoly See
Publication Year2016
Source Typeprimary-text
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Custodian SourceYes
Custodian BodyPope Francis
Custodian BasisA post-synodal apostolic exhortation of the Catholic Church own supreme teaching office. Authoritative for what the Church teaches.
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