Posted on 10/10/2012 6:54:16 AM PDT by marshmallow
Pope Benedict XVI has said that to evangelise means to help people understand that God himself has responded to their questions, and that his response – the gift of salvation in Jesus Christ – is available to them as well.
“Our role in the new evangelisation is to cooperate with God,” the Pope told more than 260 cardinals, bishops and priests who are members of the world Synod of Bishops on the new evangelisation. “We can only let people know what God has done.”
In a 21-minute, off-the-cuff reflection during morning prayer at the synod’s opening session today, Pope Benedict spoke of the importance of prayer in the Church’s push for a new evangelisation, the meaning of evangelisation, and sharing the Gospel through both proclamation and charity.
The Pope examined the use of the word “evangelion”, the Greek term that is the root of the English word “evangelisation”, and which is itself translated as “Gospel”.
In the Book of Isaiah, he noted, the Hebrew equivalent of the word describes “the voice that announces a victory, that announces goodness, joy and happiness”, transmitting the message that “God has not forgotten his people”, and that he intervenes with power in history to save them.
(Excerpt) Read more at catholicherald.co.uk ...
I’m not a Catholic but Benny is right on this one.
When Christ said "It is finished", He meant it. Salvation is accomplished. The gates of Heaven are open.
Yes, but no. While the gates of Heaven are opened to Mankind, we still need to, as Saint Paul put it in one instance, “with fear and trembling work out your salvation.” Our free will and correspondent actions determine where we end up. But I do agree with you that His Holiness, as you out it, hit one out of the park.
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
No Cr@& Pope.
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