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1 Int, 1 | 1. The mission of Christ the Redeemer, which is entrusted
2 Int, 1 | second millennium after Christ's coming draws to an end,
3 Int, 1 | peoples who do not know Christ has convinced me even more
4 Int, 2 | among all who believe in Christ. For in the Church's history,
5 Int, 2 | and of existence itself. "Christ the Redeemer," I wrote in
6 Int, 2 | thoroughly...must...draw near to Christ.... [The] Redemption that
7 Int, 2 | God made manifest in Jesus Christ.~
8 Int, 3 | everywhere, open the doors to Christ! His Gospel in no way detracts
9 Int, 3 | each religion. By accepting Christ, you open yourselves to
10 Int, 3 | of those who do not know Christ and do not belong to the
11 Int, 3 | ad gentes. No believer in Christ, no institution of the Church
12 Int, 3 | supreme duty: to proclaim Christ to all peoples.~
13 1 | CHAPTER I - JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SAVIOR~
14 1, 4 | humanity toward the mystery of Christ."4~The Church's universal
15 1, 4 | is born of faith in Jesus Christ, as is stated in our Trinitarian
16 1, 4 | believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally
17 1, 4 | redemption and with each one Christ has united himself forever
18 1, 5 | a clear affirmation that Christ is the one Savior of all,
19 1, 5 | says: "By the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth whom you crucified,
20 1, 5 | can only come from Jesus Christ.~The universality of this
21 1, 5 | universality of this salvation in Christ is asserted throughout the
22 1, 5 | Paul acknowledges the risen Christ as the Lord. He writes: "
23 1, 5 | exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things
24 1, 5 | salvific universality of Christ embraces all the aspects
25 1, 5 | us to know about himself.~Christ is the one mediator between
26 1, 5 | between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself
27 1, 5 | with God except through Christ, by the working of the Holy
28 1, 5 | working of the Holy Spirit. Christ's one, universal mediation,
29 1, 5 | himself, a fact of which Christ is fully aware. Although
30 1, 5 | meaning and value only from Christ's own mediation, and they
31 1, 6 | between the Word and Jesus Christ is contrary to the Christian
32 1, 6 | separate Jesus from the Christ or speak of a "Jesus of
33 1, 6 | who would differ from the "Christ of faith." The Church acknowledges
34 1, 6 | confesses Jesus as "the Christ, the Son of the living God" (
35 1, 6 | living God" (Mt 16:16): Christ is none other than Jesus
36 1, 6 | the salvation of all. In Christ "the whole fullness of deity
37 1, 6 | precisely this uniqueness of Christ which gives him an absolute
38 1, 6 | aspects of the mystery of Christ, we must never lose sight
39 1, 6 | separate those gifts from Jesus Christ, who is at the center of
40 1, 6 | to unite all things in Christ, things in heaven and things
41 1 | Faith in Christ Is Directed to Man's Freedom~
42 1, 7 | newness of life brought by Christ and lived by his followers.
43 1, 7 | vocation in conformity to Christ. The whole New Testament
44 1, 7 | of those who believe in Christ and live in his Church.
45 1, 7 | his Church. Salvation in Christ, as witnessed to and proclaimed
46 1, 7 | of life. "Can one reject Christ and everything that he has
47 1, 7 | God. He can say 'no' to Christ. But the fundamental question
48 1, 8 | due limits."12~Proclaiming Christ and bearing witness to him,
49 1, 9 | salvation is the Church. Christ won the Church for himself
50 1, 9 | salvation of the world. Indeed, Christ dwells within the Church.
51 1, 9 | that God has established Christ as the one mediator and
52 1, 9 | or others who believe in Christ or finally all people everywhere
53 1, 9 | possibility of salvation in Christ for all mankind and the
54 1, 9 | It has been set up by Christ as a communion of life,
55 1 | Salvation in Christ Is Offered to All~
56 1, 10 | who explicitly believe in Christ and have entered the Church.
57 1, 10 | such people salvation in Christ is accessible by virtue
58 1, 10 | situation. This grace comes from Christ; it is the result of his
59 1, 10 | secretly at work. Since Christ died for everyone, and since
60 1, 11 | clearly affirm our faith in Christ, the one Savior of mankind,
61 1, 11 | human being needs Jesus Christ, who has conquered sin and
62 1, 11 | resurrection from the dead, Christ proclaimed himself to be
63 1, 11 | opening oneself to the love of Christ. In him, and only in him,
64 1, 11 | power of sin and death. Christ is truly "our peace" (Eph
65 1, 11 | Eph 2:14); "the love of Christ impels us" (2 Cor 5:14),
66 1, 11 | indicator of our faith in Christ and his love for us.~The
67 1, 11 | the unsearchable riches of Christ" (Eph 3:8). Newness of life
68 1, 11 | their own merits but to Christ's special grace; and if
69 2, 12 | rich in mercy' whom Jesus Christ has revealed to us as Father:
70 2, 12 | Misericordia, to show that Christ is the revelation and incarnation
71 2, 12 | Testament, brought about by Christ and in Christ, and proclaimed
72 2, 12 | brought about by Christ and in Christ, and proclaimed to all peoples
73 2 | Christ Makes the Kingdom Present~
74 2, 13 | Since the "Good News" is Christ, there is an identity between
75 2 | In the Risen Christ God's Kingdom Is Fulfilled
76 2, 16 | gives a universal scope to Christ's message, his actions and
77 2, 16 | God and the name of Jesus Christ" (Acts 8:12). In Rome, we
78 2, 16 | teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ'' (Acts 28:31). The first
79 2, 16 | proclaim "the kingdom of Christ and of God" (Eph 5:5; cf.
80 2, 16 | our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" (2 Pt 1:11). The preaching
81 2, 16 | the proclamation of Jesus Christ, with whom the kingdom was
82 2 | The Kingdom in Relation to Christ and the Church~
83 2, 17 | Church for others" just as Christ is the "man for others."
84 2, 17 | First, they are silent about Christ: the kingdom of which they
85 2, 17 | since, according to them, Christ cannot be understood by
86 2, 18 | be detached either from Christ or from the Church.~As has
87 2, 18 | As has already been said, Christ not only proclaimed the
88 2, 18 | manifest in the very person of Christ, Son of God and Son of Man,
89 2, 18 | distortion of the identity of Christ, who no longer appears as
90 2, 18 | remaining distinct from Christ and the kingdom, the Church
91 2, 18 | indissolubly united to both. Christ endowed the Church, his
92 2, 18 | excluding the action of Christ and the Spirit outside the
93 2, 18 | the kingdom of God and of Christ, which she has "the mission
94 2, 19 | tasks, such as proclaiming Christ and his Gospel, and establishing
95 2, 19 | a profound link between Christ, the Church and evangelization,"26
96 2, 19 | concerned to be completely of Christ, in Christ and for Christ,
97 2, 19 | completely of Christ, in Christ and for Christ, as well
98 2, 19 | Christ, in Christ and for Christ, as well as completely of
99 2, 20 | now in newness of life in Christ: "To all who believed in
100 2, 20 | related to the kingdom of Christ present in the Church and
101 2, 20 | people, until the time when Christ "delivers the kingdom to
102 3, 22 | they describe the risen Christ's meeting with his apostles,
103 3, 22 | apparent in the Gospel of John: Christ sends his own into the world,
104 3, 22 | apostles are to give to Christ with the working of the
105 3, 23 | profession of faith: "You are the Christ" (Mk 8:29), and to say with
106 3, 23 | only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent" (Jn
107 3, 23 | cooperate in the mission of Christ; "Lo, I am with you always,
108 3, 24 | which, in accordance with Christ's words, spreads out from
109 3, 25 | proclaim to them salvation in Christ. The speeches in Lystra
110 3, 25 | the "nations." Witness to Christ spreads to the most important
111 3, 28 | the earth."40 The risen Christ "is now at work in human
112 3, 28 | them for full maturity in Christ.42~
113 3, 29 | work in the world before Christ was glorified,"43 and who "
114 3, 29 | therefore not an alternative to Christ, nor does he fill a sort
115 3, 29 | suggested as existing between Christ and the Logos. Whatever
116 3, 29 | understood in reference to Christ, the Word who took flesh
117 3, 29 | activity within the body of Christ, which is the Church. Indeed,
118 3, 29 | and impels her to proclaim Christ, and when he implants and
119 3, 29 | of the Church, to which Christ gave his Spirit in order
120 3, 30 | peoples who have already heard Christ proclaimed. Today all Christians,
121 4, 31 | that fullness of life which Christ came to bring (cf. Jn 10:
122 4, 31 | The Church was "sent by Christ to reveal and communicate
123 4, 31 | who as yet do not know Christ the Redeemer of humanity.
124 4, 33 | socio-cultural contexts in which Christ and his Gospel are not known,
125 4, 33 | a life far removed from Christ and his Gospel. In this
126 4, 34 | who do not yet believe in Christ," "who are far from Christ,"
127 4, 34 | Christ," "who are far from Christ," in whom the Church "has
128 4, 34 | the work of proclaiming Christ and his Gospel, building
129 4, 35 | task of proclaiming Jesus Christ to all peoples appears to
130 4, 36 | failing to follow the model of Christ in their lives. But one
131 4, 36 | Church's mission, but Jesus Christ and his Spirit. We are only
132 4, 37 | 37. By virtue of Christ's universal mandate, the
133 4, 37 | which has never known Jesus Christ and that of a people which
134 4, 37 | we bring the message of Christ to non-Christian young people
135 4, 37 | community of believers in Christ is challenged by these inhuman
136 4, 37 | situations: the proclamation of Christ and the kingdom of God must
137 4, 38 | humankind, a heritage in Christ, who called himself "the
138 4 | Fidelity to Christ and the Promotion of Human
139 4, 39 | freedom by proclaiming Jesus Christ. The Church must be faithful
140 4, 39 | Church must be faithful to Christ, whose body she is, and
141 4, 39 | necessarily "go the same road that Christ went-namely a road of poverty,
142 4, 39 | repeats: Open the doors to Christ!~Here I wish to address
143 4, 40 | initial proclamation of Christ constitute the majority
144 4, 40 | people who remain unaware of Christ's redemption.~We need therefore
145 4, 40 | Gospel. All who believe in Christ should feel, as an integral
146 5, 42 | irreplaceable form of mission: Christ, whose mission we continue,
147 5, 42 | the witness he gives to Christ (cf. Jn 15:26-27).~The first
148 5, 42 | lives a simple life, taking Christ as the model, is a sign
149 5, 43 | preserving the freedom brought by Christ. Christianity is open to
150 5, 43 | brothers and sisters in Christ.~The Church is called to
151 5, 43 | called to bear witness to Christ by taking courageous and
152 5, 43 | the poor and by imitating Christ's own simplicity of life.
153 5, 43 | and disfigures the face of Christ.~
154 5 | Initial Proclamation of Christ the Savior~
155 5, 44 | The Church cannot elude Christ's explicit mandate, nor
156 5, 44 | proclamation that, in Jesus Christ...salvation is offered to
157 5, 44 | for ages and made known in Christ (cf. Eph 3:3-9; Col 1:25-
158 5, 44 | relationship with himself in Christ"73 and opens the way to
159 5, 44 | salvation has its center in Christ, so too all missionary activity
160 5, 44 | subject of proclamation is Christ who was crucified, died
161 5, 44 | with God the Father through Christ.75~
162 5, 45 | 6:18-20).~In proclaiming Christ to non-Christians, the missionary
163 5, 45 | enthusiasm in proclaiming Christ comes from the conviction
164 5, 45 | to one's faith in Jesus Christ. Throughout Christian history,
165 5, 46 | and sincere adherence to Christ and his Gospel through faith.
166 5, 46 | that they can believe in Christ and "confess him'' (cf.
167 5, 46 | the saving sovereignty of Christ and becoming his disciple.~
168 5, 46 | who prepared the way for Christ by "preaching a baptism
169 5, 46 | as well as the example of Christ himself, who "after John
170 5, 46 | reveals and gives himself in Christ, so that each one can live
171 5, 47 | you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your
172 5, 47 | Acts 3:19)~Conversion to Christ is joined to Baptism not
173 5, 47 | but also by the will of Christ himself, who sent the apostles
174 5, 47 | fullness of new life in Christ. As Jesus says to Nicodemus: "
175 5, 47 | children, united to Jesus Christ and anointed in the Holy
176 5, 47 | us members of the Body of Christ, which is the Church.~All
177 5, 47 | to separate conversion to Christ from Baptism, regarding
178 5, 47 | an interior commitment to Christ and his message yet do not
179 5, 47 | people to be fully open to Christ, and to remind them that,
180 5, 47 | that, if they feel drawn to Christ, it was he himself who desired
181 5, 47 | bear authentic witness to Christ through the new life they
182 5, 49 | its own the solicitude of Christ the Good Shepherd, who fully
183 5, 50 | have received Baptism in Christ. On this basis the Council
184 5, 50 | faith in God and in Jesus Christ before the nations - to
185 5, 50 | harmonious witness to Jesus Christ by Christians who belong
186 5, 51 | time, by being imbued with Christ's love, they also show how
187 5, 51 | Christian, must be founded on Christ and live in him, as it listens
188 5, 52 | express better the mystery of Christ, all the while being motivated
189 5, 55 | to those who do not know Christ and his Gospel, and who
190 5, 55 | part to other religions. In Christ, God calls all peoples to
191 5, 55 | that salvation comes from Christ and that dialogue does not
192 5, 55 | conflict between proclaiming Christ and engaging in interreligious
193 5, 55 | proclaim without fail Jesus Christ who is 'the way, and the
194 5, 55 | s grace and be saved by Christ apart from the ordinary
195 5, 55 | for all people."100 Indeed Christ himself "while expressly
196 5, 56 | acknowledge the signs of Christ's presence and of the working
197 5, 57 | bearing sincere witness to Christ and offering generous service
198 5, 58 | proclaims the truth about Christ, about herself and about
199 5, 60 | contained in the Beatitudes of Christ, and especially in the first
200 5, 60 | exhort the disciples of Christ and all Christian communities -
201 6, 62 | by her very nature, for Christ's mandate is not something
202 6, 63 | to all of whom in common Christ gave the command."121 It
203 6, 65 | falls to each disciple of Christ, the Lord always calls from
204 6, 65 | wishes for the good of all, Christ stirs up a missionary vocation
205 6, 65 | to those who are far from Christ, set aside for the work
206 6, 67 | scope of the mission that Christ entrusted to his apostles." 134
207 6, 67 | fellow-citizens who do not belong to Christ's flock. Priests will "not
208 6, 69 | as well as to unity in Christ."141 This presence is beneficial
209 6, 69 | society after the example of Christ.142~
210 6, 70 | themselves generously to Christ, and will draw strength
211 6, 71 | who as yet do not know Christ the Redeemer of humanity," 145
212 6, 71 | the threefold mission of Christ as Priest, Prophet and King."149
213 6, 71 | hear the Gospel and to know Christ." 150 Furthermore, because
214 6, 75 | characterizes the Mystical Body. Christ prayed for this at the Last
215 7, 77 | in personal union with Christ. Only if we are united to
216 7, 78 | derives from the sacrifice of Christ himself, who calls the members
217 7, 80 | themselves to listen to Christ's words as he says to them
218 7, 82 | their faith and love of Christ. Firsthand knowledge of
219 7, 82 | settling in regions where Christ had not yet been proclaimed,
220 7, 83 | and proclaim salvation in Christ, and establish local churches
221 7, 85 | right, remembering that Christ's disciples must "obey God
222 7, 86 | number of those awaiting Christ is still immense: the human
223 7, 86 | redeemed by the blood of Christ, but who live in ignorance
224 8 | may become ever more like Christ. It is not possible to bear
225 8 | possible to bear witness to Christ without reflecting his image,
226 8 | courageous witnesses to Christ and enlightened heralds
227 8 | Living the Mystery of Christ, "the One who was sent"~
228 8, 88 | intimate communion with Christ. We cannot understand or
229 8, 88 | mission unless we refer it to Christ as the one who was sent
230 8, 88 | evangelize. St. Paul describes Christ's attitude: "Have this mind
231 8, 88 | yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was
232 8, 88 | self-emptying which leads Christ to experience fully the
233 8, 88 | sent and thus bring them Christ the Savior. This is the
234 8, 88 | the consoling presence of Christ, who is with him at every
235 8, 89 | charity, the charity of Christ who came "to gather into
236 8, 89 | the missionary spirit feel Christ's burning love for souls,
237 8, 89 | and love the Church as Christ did.~The missionary is urged
238 8, 89 | souls," a zeal inspired by Christ's own charity, which takes
239 8, 89 | partiality.~Finally, like Christ he must love the Church: "
240 8, 89 | he must love the Church: "Christ loved the Church and gave
241 8, 89 | missionary "fidelity to Christ cannot be separated from
242 8, 90 | people with the brightness of Christ, which gleams over the face
243 8, 91 | contemplative he cannot proclaim Christ in a credible way. He is
244 8, 91 | who has found true hope in Christ.~
245 Conc, 92| Like the apostles after Christ's Ascension, the Church
246 Conc, 92| intensely the mystery of Christ by gratefully cooperating
247 Conc, 92| strengthened by the presence of Christ, the Church journeys through
248 Conc, 92| wholly oriented toward Christ and tending to the revelation
249 Conc, 92| mandate in today's world. As Christ sent forth his apostles
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