Abstract
The first part of the chapter sketches some theological aspects of hope; the second focuses aspects of their development and reinterpretation in the context of the missionary nature of the Church. The Christian Churches are called to commit themselves to be a sign of hope and an expression of the Kingdom of God here on earth. Their commitment has a clear form—that of personal and communal witnessing—and a specific object: Christian hope, rooted in God’s salvific project. It follows that the Churches must be “communities of hope” in which openness to the future is linked with the commitment to living the present. They must be inclusive, excluding every kind of internal and external discrimination, and favoring the dignity of human persons.
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