The Second Plenary Council of the Philippines constituted a national, ecclesial response to the need for New Evangelization, one that will revitalize the Faith of Catholic Filipinos and renew the Catholic Church in the Philippines. In his homily delivered at the Eucharistic celebration opening the Council, Archbishop Leonardo Z. Legaspi, O.P., the President of the Council, deftly sketched the specific characteristics of PCP II: its focus is Christ, in pastoral orientation toward the spirit of new evangelization, within the context of Filipino culture. [Joseph L. Roche, S.J., “Catechesis/Religious Education in the Spirit of PCP II,” Landas 6/2 (1992): 145-165.]
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