Paenitemini

Papacy

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- Ecclesiam Suam
- Mense maio
- Mysterium fidei
- Christi Matri
- Populorum progressio
- Sacerdotalis caelibatus
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Legacy

Paenitemini is a 1966 apostolic constitution by Pope Paul VI. In Paenitemini Paul changed the strictly regulated Catholic fasting requirements. He recommended that fasting be appropriate to the local economic situation, and that all Catholics voluntarily fast and abstain. He further recommended that fasting and abstinence be replaced with prayer and works of charity "in countries where the standard of living is lower".