“In evangelizing the worlds of culture, as in evangelizing the worlds of political and economic life, the Church’s method must be that of freedom. “The Church proposes; she imposes nothing,” John Paul wrote with characteristically italicized emphasis. “She respects individuals and cultures, and she honors the sanctuary of conscience.” At the same time, the Church evangelizes in the conviction that it has been given the truth about humanity and its destiny in Jesus Christ and is solemnly obliged to propose that truth to everyone.”
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George Weigel,
The Irony of Modern Catholic History: How the Church Rediscovered Itself and Challenged the Modern World to Reform
