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belong to the great debate of our times. Chapter XI, coming back to the activity of the particular Churches, indicates the nature and theological criteria of the inculturation of the faith, which is also expressed with the production of local catechisms. The Directory closes with a presentation of the organisations that, at different levels, are at the service of catechesis (Chapter XII).

10. The new Directory for Catechesis offers fundamental theologicalpastoral principles and some general guidelines that are relevant for the practice of catechesis in our time. It is natural that their application and the operative guidelines should be a task for the particular Churches, called to provide an elaboration of these common principles so that they may be inculturated in their own ecclesial context. This Directory, therefore, is a tool for the elaboration of the national or local directory, issued by the competent authority and capable of translating the general guidelines into the language of the respective ecclesial communities. The present Directory is therefore at the service of the bishops, of the episcopal conferences and of the pastoral and academic organisations engaged in catechesis and evangelisation. Catechists will be able to find support and encouragement in their everyday ministry for their brothers’ maturation in the faith.

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