ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Perfectae Caritatis

Okay kiddo, imagine you have a really good friend who you love very much. Perfectae caritatis is a fancy way of saying "perfect love" or "perfect friendship" between people who are all part of one big group called the Catholic Church. This means that all the people in the Catholic Church should love each other like they are best friends.

But why does the Catholic Church want everyone to love each other perfectly? Well, it's because they believe that when people love each other, they are following the example of Jesus, who taught us to love our neighbors as ourselves.

So, to sum it up, perfectae caritatis is a big word that means the Catholic Church wants everyone to love each other like they are best friends, because that's what Jesus taught us to do.