Const.: GC 34, Decree 4: “Our Mission and Culture”, par. 27.4

We must remember that we do not directly “evangelize culture,” we evangelize people in their culture. Whether we are working in our own culture or in another, as servants of the Gospel we must not impose our own cultural structures, but witness to the creativity of the Spirit which is also at work in others. Ultimately, the people of a culture are the ones who root for the church and the Gospel in their lives.