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Declaration on Religious Freedom

This declaration is one of the most important doctrinal statements of the council. Prior to Vatican II, the Church did not provide religious freedom to other religions in nations which were firmly Catholic, yet it demanded freedom for itself in nations which were not mainly Catholic. This declaration challenges this contradictory approach as the status quo.

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Bill Huebsch

Bill Huebsch is an author, theologian, former director of religious education, and long-time Catholic publishing professional. He is also a husband, a widely-published and award-winning author, a gardener, a university professor, and a pretty qualified corkscrew operator. He has been a farmer, a marketing director, arts administrator, director of religious education, and diocesan administrator. Bill has published nearly thirty books as well as numerous articles, booklets, and screenplays.

Bill is the founder of the online Pastoral Center and past president of Twenty-Third Publications. Bill writes and teaches extensively on the catechetical mission of the Church and on the importance of continuing to implement the vision of the Second Vatican Council.