Editing Inculturation (section)

=== John Paul II ===
[[John Paul II]] addressed the issue in several encyclicals and public appearances. The term was used again by the encyclical ''[[Redemptoris Missio]]'' of John Paul II in 1990.

*"The incarnation of the Gospel in native cultures and also the introduction of these cultures into the life of the Church."<ref>John Paul II, encyclical [https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_19850602_slavorum-apostoli_en.html Slavorum Apostoli], June 2, 1985, No. 21: AAS 77 (1985), 802–803; [https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/speeches/1996/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_17011987_address-to-pc-culture_en.html Address to the Pontifical Council for Culture plenary assembly], Jan. 17, 1987, No. 5: AAS 79 (1987), 1204–1205.</ref>
*"The intimate transformation of authentic cultural values through their integration in Christianity and the insertion of Christianity in the various human cultures."<ref>[https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_07121990_redemptoris-missio_en.html Redemptoris Missio] 52–54.</ref>
*"It is now acknowledged that ''inculturation'' is a theological term which has been defined in ''Redemptoris Missio'' 52 as the on-going dialogue between faith and culture."<ref>[https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/cultr/documents/rc_pc_cultr_01061996_doc_ii-1996-ple_en.html Ethiopia and Inculturation], Brendan Cogavin C.S.Sp.</ref>