e-mail this to a friend printable version » 12/31/2012 18:38VATICANIt is “necessary” to evangelise when culture and relativism hinder faith, says popeAt the end of year Te Deum, Benedict XVI says that evil “causes more noise than goodness.” For him, “there is goodness in the world, and this goodness is bound to win thanks to God.” Pastoral work’s “missionary dimension” aims at making Christians into “coherent disciples and witnesses of Jesus Christ”.Vatican City (AsiaNews) – The Church’s commitment to proclaiming the Gospel “is that more necessary when faith might be dimmed by cultural situations that hinder its taking roots in people and society” and by “lifestyles based on individualism and ethical relativism.” In this Year of Faith, Benedict XVI devoted the Te Deum to the mission of evangelising with which we give thanks to God because “despite everything, there is goodness in the world, and this goodness is bound to win thanks to God.” The first vespers of the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, celebrated this afternoon in Saint Peter’s Basilica were an invitation to reflect.

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VATICAN – It is "necessary" to evangelise when culture and relativism hinder faith, says pope