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856 The missionary task implies a respectful dialogue with those who do not yet accept the Gospel. ³⁵⁹ Believers can profit from this dialogue by learning to appreciate better "those elements of truth and grace which are found among peoples, and which are, as it were, a secret presence of God." ³⁶⁰ They proclaim the Good News to those who do not know it, in order to consolidate, complete, and raise up the truth and the goodness that God has distributed among men and nations, and to purify them from error and evil "for the glory of God, the confusion of the demon, and the happiness of man." ³⁶¹

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PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH

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SECTION TWO: THE PROFESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

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CHAPTER THREE: I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

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ARTICLE 9: "I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH"

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III. THE CHURCH IS CATHOLIC

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359 Cf. RMiss 55.

360 AG 9.

361 AG 9.

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