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=== Magisterial Teachings of the Catholic Church === | === Magisterial Teachings of the Catholic Church === | ||
The | The doctrine of the Seeds of the Word, interpreted as truths of the Gospel being spread throughout human culture, is also present in the teachings of the [[w:Second Vatican Council|Second Vatican Council]]. The Decree on Missionary Activity ''[[wikipedia:Ad Gentes|Ad Gentes]]'' affirms: | ||
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Similarly the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church ''[[wikipedia:Lumen Gentium|Lumen Gentium]]'' states: | Similarly the [[w:Apostolic constitution|Dogmatic Constitution]] on the Church ''[[wikipedia:Lumen Gentium|Lumen Gentium]]'' states: | ||
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The Declaration on non Christian religions | The Declaration on non Christian religions ''[[wikipedia:Nostra Aetate|Nostra Aetate]]'' uses the simile of a ray of light to express the same concept: | ||
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In the years following the Second Vatican Council, the metaphor ''Seeds of the Word'' and the theme ''Praeparatio evangelica'' were also used by the Popes. | In the years following the [[w:Second Vatican Council|Second Vatican Council]], the metaphor ''Seeds of the Word'' and the theme ''Praeparatio evangelica'' were also used by the Popes. | ||
[[wikipedia:Pope Paul VI|Pope Paul VI]], in the | [[wikipedia:Pope Paul VI|Pope Paul VI]], in the [[w:Apostolic exhortation|Apostolic Exhortation]] on evangelization, states: | ||
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[[wikipedia:Pope John Paul II|Pope John Paul II]], in his first encyclical ''[[wikipedia:Redemptor Hominis|Redemptor Hominis]]'', writes: | [[wikipedia:Pope John Paul II|Pope John Paul II]], in his first [[w:Encyclical|encyclical]] ''[[wikipedia:Redemptor Hominis|Redemptor Hominis]]'', writes: | ||
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And the Catechism of the Catholic Church, quoting from ''[[wikipedia:Lumen Gentium|Lumen Gentium]]'', states: | And the [[w:Catechism of the Catholic Church|Catechism of the Catholic Church]], quoting from ''[[wikipedia:Lumen Gentium|Lumen Gentium]]'', states: | ||
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