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I don't see catholic christians setting up missions with the primary purpose of proselytizing. In many respects it is true that American evangelical churches ar

by Udik 8y ago

I don't see catholic christians setting up missions with the primary purpose of proselytizing. In many respects it is true that American evangelical churches are much more retrograde than the Catholic church itself, promoting a brand of religion that is, for example, self-righteous, anti-scientific, and putting particular emphasis on the more archaic and brutal Old Testament.

ryanmercer 8y ago
>I don't see catholic christians setting up missions with the primary purpose of proselytizing. Because they did most of it starting in the middle ages and the Age of Discovery. In fact that's mostly what the Franciscans, Dominicans and Jesuits did in California, South America and Asia from 1500ish to well into the late 1800's.
- Udik 8y ago
  Of course, I'm talking about the current situation.
dragonwriter 8y ago
> I don't see catholic christians setting up missions with the primary purpose of proselytizing. To the extent that is true, it is a post-Vatican II reform (and proselytization is still an important function of Catholic missionary work, though the method of more persuasion by example.)
- etrautmann 8y ago
  > persuasion by example A bit of an odd example that the catholic church chooses to set...
PhasmaFelis 8y ago
> I don't see catholic christians setting up missions with the primary purpose of proselytizing. Not in the West. In Africa and Asia, absolutely.