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| 1963 |
| | | Italian cardinal Giovanni Montini is elected pope and takes the name Paul VI | |
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| 1964 |
| | | Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras meet in Jerusalem, in the first such meeting since 1438 | |
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| 1964 |
| | | The Second Vatican Council issues a decree recognizing the legitimacy and apostolic origins of many of the beliefs and practices of the Greek Orthodox church | |
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| 1965 |
| | | Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras preside over simultaneous ceremonies, in Rome and Istanbul, revoking the mutual excommunications of 1054 | |
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| 1965 |
| | | The Second Vatican Council ends, having made some radical changes in the ritual and attitudes of the Roman Catholic church | |
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| 1967 |
| | | Pope Paul VI visits the Patriarch Athenagoras in Istanbul, shocking some Catholics that this visit has preceded one by the Patriarch to Rome | |
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| 1967 |
| | | Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras issue a joint declaration, emphasizing mutual respect for each other's traditions | |
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| 1968 |
| | | Pope Paul VI issues the encyclical Humanae Vitae, condemning all methods of artificial birth control | |
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| 1968 |
| | | Catholic bishops in Latin America, plagued by oppressive regimes, develop the concept of liberation theology | |
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| 1978 |
| | | Italian cardinal Albino Luciani is elected pope and takes the name John Paul I | |
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