Manila cardinal: Evangelization must accompany, not pressure, people in faith
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Manila cardinal: Evangelization must accompany, not pressure, people in faith
Cardinal Jose Advincula urged Catholics on Friday to accompany people patiently in their faith, saying authentic evangelization grows through friendship and love rather than pressure or coercion.
Opening the 12th Philippine Conference on New Evangelization (PCNE) at the University of Santo Tomas, the Manila archbishop said Christians should follow the Blessed Virgin Mary’s example of gently leading others to Christ.
Reflecting on the conference theme, “Sangkay” (Friendship), he said evangelization should embody the Marian virtues of hinay-hinay (gentleness), kanunay (faithful perseverance) and buligay (cooperation).
“But Mary reminds us that, in true friendship, love never forces; but simply accompanies,” Advincula said. “True friends know how to wait, because waiting is also love.”
He urged Catholics to encourage rather than pressure others, trusting God to guide every person’s journey of faith.
Advincula also said believers should respond to fading enthusiasm for faith by turning back to Christ instead of abandoning their commitments.
“When the joy diminishes, or the enthusiasm fades, our first response should not be to give up or walk away, but to turn to Jesus,” he said.
The cardinal also called for greater collaboration within the Church, saying evangelization is a shared mission rooted in friendship with Christ rather than obligation.
“Christian friendship is never a one-way relationship but a shared journey in which we become instruments of God’s grace for one another,” he said. Now in its 12th edition, the PCNE highlights “Sangkay,” presenting Christian friendship as a pathway to renewed evangelization in the Philippines.
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