If the Church could come into being in so many geographical locations in Africa, it is because messengers of the Good News came to live with their African brothers and sisters and to proclaim Jesus Christ. Their goal had nothing in common with that of merchants or soldiers.
These words are taken from an article which appeared in the Osservatore Romano's English weekly edition on 24 October 2012, towards the End of the Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelisation, the Bishop Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture.
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