Ecclesia semper convertenda como princípio eclesiológico segundo a exortação Ecclesia in America de João Paulo II
Ecclesia semper convertenda as an Ecclesiological Principle According to the Exhortation of John Paul II Ecclesia in America

Summary/Abstract: The objective of this article is to verify the hypothesis if Ecclesia semper convertenda is a ecclesiological principle. The study is based on the John Paul II’s post-synodal exhortation Ecclesia in America. The hypothesis was verified positively as an ecclesiological principle. Ecclesia semper convertenda embrace: a) the mystery of God as a source of conversion; b) the Revelation in Jesus Christ who reveals to human beings the divine plan of the God’s Kingdom through the call to conversion and faith in the Gospel; c) communion with God and with people in the Church as fulfillment of the conversion; d) the accomplishment of the Church’s mission as a result of personal and community conversion. Conversion/metanoia has a deeply theological foundation; it comes from Sacred Scripture and addresses the whole life of those who accept the call of Jesus Christ and fully respond. This theme has wide scope and applications and is related to the Christian faith, being hermeneutic of Gospel and the Church.

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