The Church as a “community of love”, is called to mirror the glory of God’s love, which is communion, in order to attract men and women and whole peoples to Christ...
The Church does not grow through proselytising, but through “attraction”, just as Christ “draws all people to himself” with the strength of his love.
The Church “attracts” when it lives in communion, since the disciples of Jesus will be recognised if they love one another as he loved them (cf Rm 12:4-13; Jn 13:34).
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