Puebla and Beyond: Documentation and Commentary

Contents

I. Puebla 1979
-- The Long Path to Puebla by Penny Lernoux
-- Report from the Conference by Moises Sandoval

II. The Pope at Puebla
-- The Pope's Opening Address: Introduction and Commentary by Virgilio Elizondo
-- Opening Address at the Puebla Conference by Pope John Paul II
-- Homily at the Basilica of Guadalupe by Pope John Paul II
-- Homily in Puebla by Pope John Paul II
-- Address to the Indians of Oaxaca and Chiapas by Pope John Paul II

III. The Final Document
-- The Puebla Final Document: Introduction and Commentary by Archbishop Marcos McGrath
-- Letter to the Latin American Bishops by Pope John Paul II

Presentation

Message to the Peoples of Latin America

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The Final Document:

Part One: Pastoral Overview of the Reality That Is Latin America
-- Chapter I. Historical Overview: Major Milestones in the Evangelization of Latin America (nos. 3-14)
-- Chapter II. Pastoral Overview of the Sociocultural Context (nos. 15-71)
-- Chapter III. The Ecclesial Reality Today in Latin America (nos. 72-126)
-- Chapter IV. Present-Day Tendencies and Evangelization in the Future (nos. 127-61)

Part Two: God's Saving Plan for Latin America
-- Chapter I. The Content of Evangelization (nos. 165-339)
-- Chapter II. What Does Evangelizing Entail? (nos. 340-562)

Part Three: Evangelization in the Latin American Church: Communion and Participation
-- Chapter I. Centers of Communion and Participation (nos. 567-657)
-- Chapter II. Agents of Communion and Participation (nos. 658-891)
-- Chapter III. Media of Communion and Participation (nos. 892-1095)
-- Chapter IV. Dialogue for Communion and Participation (nos. 1096-1127)

Part Four: A Missionary Church Serving Evangelization in Latin America
-- Chapter I. A Preferential Option for the Poor (nos. 1134-65)
-- Chapter II. A Preferential Option for Young People (nos. 1166-1205)
-- Chapter III. Church Collaboration with the Builders of a Pluralistic Society in Latin America (nos. 1206-53)
-- Chapter IV. Church Activity on Behalf of the Person in National and International Society (nos. 1254-93)

Part Five: Under the Dynamism of the Spirit: Pastoral Options
-- Pastoral Planning (nos. 1306-7)
-- The New Human Being (no. 1308)
-- Signs of Hope and Joy (nos. 1309-10)

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IV. Beyond Puebla
-- The Significance of Puebla for the Catholic Church in Latin America by Jon Sobrino
-- The Significance of Puebla for the Catholic Church in North America by Joseph Gremillion
-- The Significance of Puebla for the Protestant Churches in North America by Robert McAfee Brown

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