Particularly at the present time, when the sensitive
quality of so many indigenous cultures is threatened by powerful, but less
benign, pressures, we want to recover a reverence for culture as exemplified by
the best of our predecessors. Throughout the world, Jesuits are working with
great numbers of ethnic groups, tribes and countries with traditional cultures.
Theirs is a wonderful patrimony of culture, religion and ancient wisdom that
has moulded their people’s identities. These peoples are now struggling to
affirm their cultural identity by incorporating elements of modern and global
culture. We must do what we can to keep this relation between traditional
cultures and modernity from becoming an imposition and try to make it a genuine
intercultural dialogue. This would be a sign of liberation for both sides. Our
intuition is that the Gospel resonates with what is good in each culture.
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