Cardinal Orani João Tempesta calls laity protagonists of new evangelization

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Cardinal Orani João Tempesta, Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, reflects on the vocation of the laity. He says the laity's role is not a recent functional arrangement or a concession due to a shortage of ordained ministers. The laity's vocation is a constitutive dimension of the Church.

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