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We are the first pioneers of a future of which most men and women know nothing. This should fill every student with a deep Catholic awareness and a humble conviction of victory. Of course students must also become experts in precise methods of missionary pastoral. But methods are only a means and as such of secondary importance: the most important thing is the joy which comes from knowing God, from knowing what we believe this joy is our strength.

— Joachim Meisner

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "We are the first pioneers of a future of which most men and women know nothing. This should fill every student with a deep Catholic awareness and a humble conviction of victory. Of course students must also become experts in precise methods of missionary pastoral. But methods are only a means and as such of secondary importance: the most important thing is the joy which comes from knowing God, from knowing what we believe this joy is our strength." in the context of "“Being missionaries today”: interview with Cardinal Joachim Meisner (15 March 2006) Fides News Agency" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Joachim Meisner

About Joachim Meisner

Joachim Meisner (25 December 1933 – 5 July 2017) was a German cardinal of the Catholic Church.