> [[quo-vadis-humanitas-toc|← Previous]] | [[quo-vadis-humanitas-toc|TOC]] | [[itc-qvh-01|Next →]] # Preliminary Note The International Theological Commission is not merely a group of people who meet just to draft a text, but rather a space for free exchange and discussion that benefits from the wealth of perspectives offered by a variety of people coming from very different contexts. During its tenth quinquennium, the International Theological Commission had the opportunity to deepen its study of Christian anthropology in the face of contemporary cultural challenges, inspired by the sixtieth anniversary of the promulgation of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council’s Pastoral Constitution *Gaudium et spes* (1965-2025). The work was carried out by a special sub-commission, chaired by Rev. Javier Prades López and composed of the following members: Rev. Alberto Cozzi, Rev. Simon Francis Gaine, O.P., Rev. Carlos Maria Galli, Prof. Reinhard Huetter, Rev. Victor Ronald La Barrera Villarreal, Prof. Isabell Naumann, I.S.S.M., Rev. Josée Ngalula, R.S.A., Rev. Bernard Pottier, S.J. General discussions on the topic took place during both the various meetings of the Sub-Commission and during the Plenary Sessions of the Commission itself in the years 2022-2025, under the coordination of the Secretary General, Monsignor Piero Coda. This text was put to a vote and unanimously approved *in forma specifica* by the members of the International Theological Commission during the plenary session of 2025. The document was then submitted for approval to its President, His Eminence Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, who, after obtaining the approval of the Holy Father Pope Leo XIV, authorised its publication on 9 February 2026. --- ![[maps/bibliography#^biblio-itc-qvh]]