“I dream of a ‘missionary option,’ ” Francis writes in “The Joy of Gospel,” “that is, a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything, so that the church’s customs, ways of doing things, times and schedules, language and structures can be suitably channeled for the evangelization of today’s world, rather than for her self-preservation.”

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