CONCLUSION
Towards
the new Christian Millennium
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Gathered around the Virgin Mary as at a new Pentecost, the members of the
Special Assembly examined in depth the evangelizing mission of the Church in
Africa on the threshold of the Third Millennium. At the conclusion of
this PostSynodal Apostolic Exhortation in which I present the fruits of this
Assembly to the Church in Africa, Madagascar and the adjacent Islands and to
the whole Catholic Church, I give thanks to God — Father, Son and Holy Spirit —
who granted us the privilege of living the genuine "moment of grace"
which the Synod was. I am deeply grateful to the People of God in Africa for
all that they did for the Special Assembly. This Synod was prepared with zeal
and enthusiasm, as can be seen from the answers to the questionnaire attached
to the outline document (Lineamenta) and from the reflections gathered
in the working document (Instrumentum Laboris). The Christian
communities of Africa ardently prayed for the success of the work of the
Special Synod, and it was abundantly blessed by the Lord.
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