His Holiness Benedict XVI, on October 11, 2011, promulgated a Year of Faith that extends from October 11, 2012 to November 24, 2013. The Pope invites us to focus on the fundamental experience of faith: “Belief in Jesus Christ … is the way to arrive definitively at salvation” (Porta Fidei, n. 3). Encountering Christ Jesus is a decisive moment. It includes saying “yes” to faith, professing faith, and experiencing faith (n. 6-7). The Holy Father also describes faith as a journey (n. 10-13). In doing so, he is emphasizing the essential elements of Christian initiation and of living faith.
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