Vatican II has created a new context in which the specific missionary vocation has been redefined. The content of this vocation continues to be sending messengers to bring the gospel to those who have not heard it and to plant the church where it has not previously existed. Now, however, in contrast to the past the church itself is missionary, and this missionary focus is central to the church's presence and service in the world.
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