Chapter, Paragraph, Number
1 Intro, 0| some form of meeting of the African Bishops to discuss the evangelization
2 Intro, 0| expressed a desire for an African Council or African Synod,
3 Intro, 0| for an African Council or African Synod, which would have
4 Intro, 0| or another", of the whole African Episcopate in order "to
5 Intro, 0| solidarity within the entire African territory and nearby Islands".
6 Intro, 0| sound of drums and other African musical instruments. On
7 Intro, 0| particular the followers of African traditional religion, and
8 I, 0 | Africa rejoiced to see how African Catholics are assuming ever
9 I, 0 | to be both Catholic and African. The celebration of the
10 I, 0 | expectations not only of African Catholics but also those
11 I, 0 | part for the first time on African soil at a meeting of the
12 I, 0 | authentically and unequivocally African. At the same time, it was
13 I, 0 | Secretariat of the Synod on African soil: at Yamoussoukro, Ivory
14 I, 0 | publicly and privately in every African parish until the actual
15 I, 0 | liturgists and experts in African chants and musical instruments,
16 I, 0 | would have a distinctly African character.~
17 I, 0 | that the response of the African peoples to my appeal to
18 I, 0 | both within and beyond the African Ecclesial Communities, far
19 I, 0 | renewed awareness among African Christians.33~Throughout
20 I, 0 | growth of the Church on the African Continent. But since by
21 II, 1 | the other end of the North African coastline, Tertullian, Saint
22 II, 1 | examples, as also the saintly African Popes, Victor I, Melchiades
23 II, 1 | the exploration of the African coast by the Portuguese
24 II, 1 | In that moment, in your African homeland the Pentecost of
25 II, 1 | apostles and promoters of the African mission. It was a period
26 II, 1 | In recent decades many African countries have celebrated
27 II, 1 | Mission Day, 1964: "These African Martyrs add a new page to
28 II, 1 | Zaire, whom I beatified on African soil in 1985, Blessed Victoria
29 II, 1 | sacrifice which makes the African Church great and holy from
30 II, 1 | the evangelization of the African Continent, devoted themselves,
31 II, 1 | which took place on the African Continent, especially during
32 II, 1 | new Institutes founded on African soil, taking into their
33 II, 1 | centuries the number of African Catholics has grown quickly
34 II, 1 | of the Gospel among the African peoples is well known. Finally,
35 II, 1 | slowly increasing number of African diocesan priests are beginning
36 II, 1 | countries or abroad. The African provinces of Religious Institutes
37 II, 1 | than thirty years ago many African countries gained their independence
38 II, 1 | cultural development of the African peoples. However, "in some
39 II, 1 | overall situation of the African Continent today, especially
40 II, 1 | Positive values of African culture~42. Although Africa
41 II, 1 | 43. In African culture and tradition the
42 II, 1 | and respect for life, the African loves children, who are
43 II, 1 | relatives within the family.~African cultures have an acute sense
44 II, 1 | Indeed, community life in African societies expresses the
45 II, 1 | Some choices of the African peoples~44. While the shadows
46 II, 1 | and the dark side of the African situation described above
47 II, 1 | democratic process in many African countries, expressing the
48 II, 1 | Samaritans, give to the African victims of wars and disasters,
49 II, 2 | 2000 approaches? How can African Christians become ever more
50 II, 2 | Communities, and of dialogue with African traditional religion and
51 II, 2 | hope for a flowering of African missionary vocations depends
52 III, 0 | is why at a time when the African Continent is in some ways
53 III, 0 | the easier because "the African believes in God the Creator
54 III, 0 | News, is God who saves the African ... from oppression and
55 III, 0 | research in the field of African cultures in all their complexity".
56 III, 0 | 67. With regard to African traditional religion, a
57 III, 0 | Gospel".115~The adherents of African traditional religion should
58 III, 0 | purpose, suitable courses in African traditional religion should
59 IV, 1 | solidarity within the entire African territory and nearby Islands".
60 IV, 1 | profound and rapid changes in African societies and to the effects
61 IV, 1 | faithful to all authentic African values. Inculturation of
62 IV, 2 | the evangelization of the African family a major priority,
63 IV, 2 | cultural difficulties which African families must face as a
64 IV, 2 | values of modernity, the African family must preserve its
65 IV, 2 | The Synod deplored those African customs and practices "which
66 IV, 2 | Saving the African family~84. Many interventions
67 IV, 2 | present-day threats to the African family. The concerns of
68 IV, 2 | September 1994 in Cairo — on African soil — clearly seemed to
69 IV, 2 | contradicting many values of the African family. The Synod Fathers,
70 IV, 2 | pleaded: "Do not allow the African family to be ridiculed on
71 IV, 2 | fraternal life. This is how African societies will be transformed
72 V, 1 | explicit appeal for each African Christian family to become "
73 V, 1 | and noble values of the African tradition of the family,
74 V, 2 | Church, by developing an African theology, by promoting the
75 V, 2 | can shed helpful light on African society. "Catholic cultural
76 VI, 0 | improvised. Aware that in many African countries gross violations
77 VI, 0 | great sadness that many African nations still labour under
78 VI, 0 | The Synod also called on African governments to establish
79 VI, 0 | present world order, the African nations are among the most
80 VI, 1 | stop doing so, and it asked African governments "to move away
81 VI, 1 | the crushing debts of the African nations".233 Finally, I
82 VI, 1 | 234 The situation of many African countries is so serious
83 VI, 1 | Dignity of the African woman~121. One of the characteristic
84 VI, 1 | are still found in some African societies, all "the customs
85 VI, 2 | which the media flood the African Continent. In particular
86 VI, 2 | negative portrayal of the African in the media and called
87 VI, 2 | Africa, such as the Pan African Episcopal Committee for
88 VII, 0 | region, and in the entire African Continent. In all the discussions
89 VII, 0 | and daily experiences of African life. There is no question
90 VII, 0 | into the very centre of African life and of lifting up all
91 VII, 0 | life and of lifting up all African life to Christ. Thus not
92 VII, 0 | of his Body, is himself African".243~
93 VII, 0 | Churches in the context of each African country, among the various
94 VII, 0 | solidarity within the entire African territory and nearby Islands".
95 VII, 0 | that a growing number of African priests have been responding
96 VII, 0 | respect for the values of African traditional religion.~
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