Church Document
Dignitatis Humanae
Document of the Second Vatican Council (1965)
The Declaration of the Second Vatican Council on religious freedom, teaching that the human person has a right to immunity from coercion in religious matters, grounded in the dignity of the person and the truth that the act of faith must be free.
Key themes
- Religious freedom
- The dignity of the human person
- Freedom of the act of faith
- The duties of government
Document type
Council document
Issuing authority
Second Vatican Council
Issued date
7 December 1965