Catholic Missions of the 17th and 18th Centuries

Outline:

A.  Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith sets the pattern for evangelization.

B.  Evangelizing efforts: India, China, Vietnam, Paraguay

C.  The bottom line of failed evangelization: 1. efforts are too small; 2. communications and transportation is too slow; 3. Catholicism is perceived as foreign and Western.  How to become all things to all people?