Pastores dabo vobis

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Pastores dabo vobis
Latin for 'I Shall Give You Shepherds'
Apostolic exhortation of Pope John Paul II
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Signature date25 March 1992
Number7 of 15 of the pontificate
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Pastores dabo vobis (I shall give you shepherds) is an apostolic exhortation released on March 25, 1992, by Pope John Paul II. It concerns the formation of priests and is addressed to both clergy and the lay faithful of the Catholic Church.

The exhortation emphasizes human formation as the basis of all priestly formation.

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