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Vatican I, or the First Vatican Council, was convened by Pope Pius IX in 1869 primarily to address issues related to the authority of the Pope and the Church's response to modernity, including the rise of secularism and rationalism. The council aimed to clarify the Church's teachings on papal infallibility and to reinforce the central role of the papacy in guiding the Catholic Church. It also sought to strengthen the Church's position in the face of political and social changes occurring in Europe at the time.

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