CDF releases doctrinal note on evangelization

Running to Mass now, but here are the links:

• VIS short "summary outlining the main points of the new document"
• More complete text of the document's summary points.
• update: full text of doctrinal note inPDF format. {Ph/t: Amy.}
• Press conference remarks (Cdls. Levada & Arinze in English, scroll down)
• Catholic commentary from Rocco & Diogenes.
• update: Catholic coverage from CWNews, CNA & CNS.
• Mainstream coverage by AGI & TIME.

My pre-release coverage: "Curia all-stars to release document on Evangelization and Catechesis"

update: AGI is casting this document in light of the Russian Orthodox - Roman Catholic tension:

"This principal seems to respond to the worries of the Russian orthodox church, which accuse the Catholic Church of using economic means for conversions."

In addition, TIME magazine mentions India:

"Roman Catholics have also faced tensions in several states in India, accused by Hindu nationalists of aggressive attempts to convert Hindus."

Cardinal Arinze, in his "anthropolical considerations" of evangelization, highlights African Traditional Religion:

"Since I come from a country in Africa South of the Sahara, I would like to apply some anthropological implications of evangelization discussed by this Doctrinal Note to areas in Africa South of the great desert. In these regions, African Traditional Religion has been the dominant religious and cultural context for centuries. It is also from that context that most converts to Christianity in these countries in the past two hundred years have come."

Diogenes finds in the document a "timely rebuke to Cardinal Kasper for his deplorably wet remarks on the Anglican situation" and quotes his statement.

With Russia, India, Africa and England represented here, I think it's safe to say this is a global message.