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The Second Vatican Council: What Is A Pilgrim?

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A pilgrim is defined as a sacred journey in which God is encountered through the places, people and situaions a pilgrim meets. The physical journey of a pilgrimage often concides with an inner spiritual journey and strongly correlates with the concept of life being a pilgrimage to heaven.
The Second Vatican Council specifically described the Church as a ‘pilgrim Church; one which from the time of Pentecost until the present day has sought to make sense of God’s self-revelation through Scripture and its lived experience. Throughout history this statement has lead to many challenges and disagrements within the Church however it has also brought clarity to the sole purpose of the Church and our journey as Catholics to be with God.
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