Christ Jesus, the incarnate Word of God, since he is the supreme reason why God intervenes in the world and manifests himself to men, is the center of the Gospel message within salvation history. He is "the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. in him everything. . . was created" (Col. 1, 15). For he stands out as the one mighty mediator through whom God draws near to man and man is led to God (cf. 1 Tim. 2, 5). In him the Church has its foundation. In him all things are brought together (cf. Eph. 1, 10). For this reason, created things and the conscience of men and the genuine values which are found in other religions and the diverse signs of the limes are all to be thought of, though not univocally, as paths and steps by which it is possible to draw near to God, under the influence of grace and with an ordering to the Church of Christ (cf. LG, 16). Hence catechesis must necessarily be Christocentric.
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