New CDF document Magna Carta of Evangelization

"NEW document on evangelisation released by Vatican" (CN-CathNews, December 15, 2007):

Vatican, Dec. 14, 2007 (CWNews.com) - Acknowledging "a growing confusion about the Church's missionary mandate," the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) has released an important 19-page document strongly defending the right and duty of all Catholics to spread the faith.

The CDF document-- which was released on December 14, accompanied by an unusually strong publicity effort-- responds to criticisms of Catholic efforts to bring new believers into the Church. The document states at the outset (quoting Pope John Paul II), "Every person has the right to hear the Good News." For Catholics, the CDF adds, "This right implies the corresponding duty to evangelize."

All believers, the CDF states, have a duty to participate in "the Christian mission of evangelization, which is to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ."

• DOCTRINAL NOTE ON SOME ASPECTS OF EVANGELIZATION (Summary Points, provided by the Holy See)
  
  
• Full Doctrinal Note (PDF file, courtesy of Rorate Caeli)

[Hat tip to J.K.]