Catechesis on Human Love

The Catechesis on Human Love or The Theology of the Body is a series of catechechical teachings given by Pope John Paul II. It focuses on the relationship between man and woman, the Sixth Beatitude, and the spiritual life. John Paul II taught the Catechesis during his General Auidences from 1979 to 1984, following the catechechical teachings of his predecessor, John Paul I. Because John Paul II taught the Catechesis to the whole Church as the Pastor of the Church, it falls under the Ordinary Magisterium of the Pope. The contents of the Catechesis include three Catechesises: the Catechesis on the Book of Genesis, which is about the relationship between man and woman; the Catechesis on the Sermon on the Mount, which is about the Sixth Beatitude; and Life According to the Spirit, which is about the spiritual life.