Do not live the faith “in a spirit of opposition or hostility towards the world.”
In this week’s Wednesday audience, Pope Leo XIV continues his reflection on Gaudium et Spes, addressing the relationship between faith and culture.
The authentic relationship between faith and culture is rooted in the Incarnation. Faith enriches every culture it encounters, and faith is also called to become a culture that is shaped by Christ.
“A faith that does not become culture is a faith not fully accepted, not entirely thought out, not faithfully lived.” –St. John Paul II
Therefore, we should not live the faith in a spirit of hostility towards the world, culture, and all its human expressions. Rather, the union of faith and culture is necessary for the Christian vocation, and expressed in a “faith marked by a positive outlook on the world and history.”


