id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt _005195415 Vatican Council (2nd : 1962 : Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano) Decree on the apostolate of the laity. 1965 .txt text/plain 12024 588 66 It is the duty of the hierarchy to foster the apostolate of the laity, provide it with spiritual support, direct the conduct of this apostolate to the common good of the Church, and to be watchful that doctrine and order be preserved. This type of apostolate is made the more urgent because the autonomy of many areas of human life, as is fitting, has grown tremendously, bringing at times in its train a departure from ethical and religious standards and grave danger to the Christian way of life. cache/_005195415.txt txt/_005195415.txt