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|    Vatican Information Service (Press Relea    |
|    11 Sep 10 07:34:08    |
      Hello All!        This Area is READ ONLY. Do not post to this area.        The following press release is Copyrighted by the        Vatican Information Service.        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~        VIS-Press releases              CHURCH IN BRAZIL: IMPORTANCE OF NEW EVANGELISATION              VATICAN CITY, 10 SEP 2010 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received prelates from       the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (Northeast region 3), who have       just completed their "ad limina" visit.              In his address to them, he highlighted how "the evangelising activity of the       Catholic Church was and continues to be crucial in determining the identity of       the Brazilian people, an identity characterised by harmonious coexistence among       people from different regions and cultures. However, although the values of the       Catholic faith have moulded the hearts and minds of Brazilians, today we are       seeing that new elements in society, practically unknown just a few decades       ago, are exercising a growing influence. This has led to many Catholics       abandoning Church life and even the Church herself, while in the religious       panorama of Brazil we see the rapid expansion of Evangelical and       neo-Pentecostal communities".              "In a certain sense", he told the bishops, "the success of these groups is a       sign of a widespread thirst for God among your people. It is also indicative of       an evangelisation, at a personal level, which is sometimes superficial. ... In       this context it is necessary, first and foremost, for the Catholic Church in       Brazil to commit to a new evangelisation which spares no efforts in seeking out       lapsed Catholics and people who know little or nothing of the evangelical       message, bringing them to a personal encounter with the living person of Jesus       Christ Who is active in His Church. Moreover, with the growth of new groups who       claim to follow Christ, though divided among various communities and       confessions, it is necessary for Catholic pastors to seek compromise and build       bridges to establish contact through ecumenical dialogue in truth".              Benedict XVI highlighted how "the lack of unity is a cause of scandal which, in       the final analysis, undermines the credibility of the Christian message       proclaimed in society. Today such proclamation is perhaps even more necessary       than it was some years ago, because ... intellectual and mortal relativism is       having an increasingly negative influence of peoples lives".              Referring then to the many obstacles impeding the search for unity among       Christians, the Pope underlined the need "to reject an erroneous view of       ecumenism, one which leads to a certain doctrinal indifference and seeks (in a       kind of uncritical irenicism) to level all 'opinions' to a kind of       ecclesiological relativism. At the same time the continual increase of new       Christian groups, some of which adopt aggressive proselytism, continues to pose       a challenge; this shows how the ecumenical panorama continues to be highly       diverse and confused".              The Holy Father encouraged the bishops to continue their efforts "to dialogue       with the Churches and ecclesial communities which belong to the National       Council of Christian Churches and which, through initiatives such as the       Campaign of Ecumenical Fraternity, help to promote Gospel values in Brazilian       society".              "Dialogue among Christians", Pope Benedict went on, "is a current imperative       and an indispensable option for the Church. As Vatican Council II said, prayer,       conversion and the sanctification of life must lie at the heart of all efforts       towards unity".              Benedict XVI concluded by highlighting how "pastors must remain obedient to the       will of the Lord, promoting concrete initiatives free from any kind of       conformist reductionism but realised with the sincerity and realism, the       patience and perseverance, which flow from the providential action of the Holy       Spirit".       AL/VIS 20100910 (570)              SUMMARY              --- MPost/386 v1.21        * Origin: Sursum Corda! BBS =Meridian, MS= bbs.sursum-corda.com (1:396/45)    |
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