St. Francis Xavier and the Modern Church
St. Francis Xavier and the Modern Church Four countries have lapsed since St. Francis Xavier, the true model of missionaries, preached Christianity in Goa and other parts of the East. The zeal of the saint, his dedication to spread the Good News continues to invoke admiration despite the changing of the times and circumstances. Meanwhile the Society of Jesus, founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola of which St. Francis was one of the first members and the Catholic Church in general have undergone tremendous changes in their outlook and have accepted different means of preaching the way of salvation. The main basis behind the change was the different point of view of looking at the values preached by the other existing religions. The post Vatican II Catholic Church is the embodiment of the drastic changes of views those have been brought about during the last few centuries. There have not been many works written by St. Francis Xavier, giving us the glimpses of the view he held o...