The Catechism of the Catholic Church as a Tool of Pastoral Theology for the Evangelisation of Chinese Cultures

Abstract

The paper discusses how to make good use of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) for the execution of appropriate pastoral tasks here and now in the context of "Chinese" cultures, along with the pastoral discernment required by pastoral theology. Four principles of faith found in the CCC become valid criteria for the pastoral discernment of catechetical activities, as well as the inculturation of faith. In terms of the Directory for Catechesis (2020), the inculturation of faith becomes a renewal process for the evangelization of cultures, which aims at living out the Christian faith within a ("Chinese") culture.