evangelization in modern day asia
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Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences
◉ First proposed at the meeting of some 18 Bishopsof !o"th and East Asia in Manila #ith $ope $a"l %&in 1'(
◉ March 1'(1) 11 $residents of *ational EpiscopalConferences met in +ong ,ong and esta-lished aFollo#."p Committee and a !ecretariat
◉ /0.1 A"g"st 1'(2) First $lenary Assem-ly #asheld in F"3en Catholic 4niversity) 5aipei) 5ai#an6
◉ 5he theme for that assem-ly #as 7Evangelizationin Modern Day Asia
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◉Situation of Asiatoday, vis-a-visevangelization
Asia #as in the periodof transformation6
5he changes are deep)s#ift6 and violent
◉The ambivalenceof the changestaking place
Disintegration of age.old patterns of life
!ta-le meanings andval"es are sha9en
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◉The need ofdiscernment
Asian peoples are leftin conf"sion)disorientation)despair) anddar9ness of spirit
:e are inevita-ly partof this ne# #orld
◉The Church andthis discernment
!ee9 to read the signsof the times) todiscern #ith o"rpeoples #hat theym"st accept and
foster and #hatthey m"st re3ectand ref"se6
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◉The Church and this discernment!igns of 5imes
;eaching o"t to <od
!earching for deep spirit"al val"es) in a #orlddominated -y commerce and ind"stry
*ot only h"ngry for food -"t also for freedom)dignity) and a life that is h"man
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&&6 Emerging ="ests of Asian man today
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&n the hearts of o"r -rothers there are these="ests today>
◉Find ne# meanings in their lives andendeavors
◉?vercome destr"ctive forces◉!hape a ne# integration in o"r societies◉Free themselves from str"ct"res
◉Foster h"man dignity and freedom andmore f"lly h"man life
◉Create a more gen"ine comm"nionamong men and nations
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5hey can only -e realized in and thro"gh Christand the <ospel6 +ence) for Asia today) the"rgency and need of the proclamation of the
<ospel6
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&&&6 $roclaiming the <ospel in Asia today
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◉ Foc"s> 5he -"ilding "p of the local ch"rch
@ocal ch"rch is the realization and the
eneshment of the -ody of Christ in a givenpeople) a given place and time6
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&ncarnate &ndigeno"s &nc"lt"rated◉ Adaptation of
the #ay
Ch"rchteachings arepresented tonon.Christianc"lt"res) and
to thein"ence ofthose c"lt"reson theevol"tion of
theseteachings6
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◉ 5he local Ch"rch m"st -e incarnate)indigenous) inculturated) that is) localized6
A ch"rch in contin"o"s) h"m-le and livingdialog"e #ith the living traditions) thec"lt"res) the religions6
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&%6 &n Asia) the local ch"rches m"st -e in dialog"e#ith the great religio"s traditions of the peoplesof Asia
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◉Dialog"e:e m"st accept them
as signicant and
positive elements inthe economy of<od’s design andsalvation
◉?nly in dialog"e #iththese religions can#e discover in themthe seeds of :ord of
<od
◉ ?n o"r part) #e canoer #hat #e -elievethe Ch"rch alone has
the d"ty and 3oy tooer to them and to allmen>?neness #ith the
Father
:ays to grace Christ4nderstanding of the
val"e of h"manperson and of socialdimensions of
h"man salvation
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%6 &n Asia) the local ch"rches m"st -e in dialog"e #ith 7thepeople) and for most of o"r ch"rches) this means -eing &*
D&A@?<4E :&5+ 5+E $??;) 5+E DE$;&%ED) 5+E?$$;E!!ED) -eca"se the m"ltit"des of Asia are in thissit"ation6
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◉Dialog"eDialog"e #ith the poor
◉Dialog"e of life&nvolves gen"ine eperience and
"nderstanding of this poverty) deprivationand oppression of so many of o"r peoples6
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◉ 5he tas9 of 7conscientizationA process #hich see9s the change and
transformation of "n3"st social str"ct"res
◉ 5eaching of the !ynod of Bishops thro"gh "sticein the :orld in 1'(1
7Action for 3"stice is a constit"ent element in
the preaching of the gospel
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%&6 ;ecapit"lationG 5he tas9s of localization and indigenization) of
dialog"e #ith the great religio"s traditions of Asia) and service to and#or9 #ith the poor) the deprived) the oppressedH and the 7proclamationof the :ord of <odI internal coherence6
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◉Evangelization is the carrying o"t of theCh"rch’s d"ty of proclaiming -y #ord and#itness the <ospel of the @ord
◉Indigenization renders the local ch"rch tr"lypresent #ithin the life and c"lt"res of o"r people
◉reaching of the good ne!s to the poor
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%&&6 5he demands of mission and evangelizationtoday) on M&!!&?*A;J F?;MA5&?*6
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◉Demands from all of "s a competence)dedication) and eort #hich #o"lddishearten "s in o"r inade="acy
◉For "s to preach the <ospelComm"nicate the eperience of the ;&sen ChristEnco"nter #ith the @ord in o"r hearts) in faith) and in the
!pirit is +is gift
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◉$rayer and contemplationFor contact #ith the Asian spirit
◉?penness of heartEspecially to the yo"ng
◉ 5he capacity to -e silent) listen) and receivefrom the other
◉ 5he a-ility to discern the signs of the times◉;ene#al in missionary formation
◉Ed"cation for mission in Asia,no#ledge of Asian philosophies and ideological c"rrents!erio"s "nderstanding of the factors #hich enter into the
dynamics of national development4se of modern techni="es of personal and gro"p
formation as #ell as of pastoral action
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◉!pecial priority> Constr"ction of a gen"inelyAsian theological reection
◉For the discernment of theological
imperatives and the form"lation oftheological insights and principles) livingcontact #ith concrete Asian realities isnecessary
◉Colla-oration of the entire local ch"rch indialogic process is called for
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%&&&6 5he Ch"rch and the "se of the media ofmass comm"nications for the proclamation ofthe <ospel in Asia
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◉&n"ence and importance of the media ofsocial comm"nication for eectivelyproclaiming <od’s :ord to the peoples
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&K6 7Messages to -earers of the <ospel in Asia
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◉<ratef"l to the foreign missionaries #ho havegiven their lives to evangelization in Asia6
◉ 5here is a contin"ing need for missionaries..especially for those #ho have the h"mility andco"rage to adapt themselves) completely) to thec"lt"re of the co"ntry
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◉ Asia is -eginning to send o"t its o#nmissionaries
◉ 5o the yo"ng in Asian nations;ene# the message in 1'(> the Ch"rch of
Asia sho"ld -e) in them and for them) 7theCh"rch of the yo"ng
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K6 7Messages to Christians in 7the Ch"rch ofsilence
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:e etend o"r tho"ghts) hearts) prayers) andfraternal solidarity as #e #itness the steadfastfaith and s"ering eperienced -y o"r -rothers
and sisters in the Ch"rch of !ilence6
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K&6 7Messages to o"r -rothers in other Christianch"rches and comm"nities
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◉M"t"al "nderstanding) active colla-oration andfriendship have strengthened the Christian#itness in Asia
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K&&6 Concl"sion> $rayer to Christ) @ord of +istory);edeemer of o"r peoples) +ead of the Ch"rch
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5he @ord of history) #ho controls the destiny ofnations) has chosen "s for the tas9 of raising hisCh"rch in the midst of o"r people and "ses "s to
reveal himself to o"r -rothers in Asia6
+e has -een present in o"r history and in hidden#ays +e has led "s to +imself6
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K&&&6 $rayer to Mary) the Mother of <od