The missionary aspiration of reaching everyone
Michael McEntee is a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Melbourne and former lecturer in theology at Catholic Theological College. His current interest is the theology of Armando Matteo, the secretary of the Doctrinal Section of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF). Matteo’s recent book, “The Francis Option,” appeared in January 2023 marking the tenth anniversary of Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation, The Joy of the Gospel (Evangelii Gaudium). Matteo’s concentration on Francis’ Missionary Aspiration of Reaching Everyone (EG 31) is “The Francis Option” and Michael reflects on this in his review of Matteo’s book.