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One of the exhortations of John Paul II begins with a very interesting and inspirational statement with respect to the catechesis and its purpose. In particular, it argues that the Church always treated catechesis as one of its primary duties in pastoral service, since the risen Christ, before he ascended to his Father, gave to his apostles one specific order - to teach all nations the gospel he preached to them. Thus, catechesis does not affect only those who are open to hear the gospel, but also to those who may have been initiated into Christianity, but Christianity became for them only a lose bundle of traditions and customers, with little relationship to daily life, daily matters related to family, moral, politics, and so on. Further inspirational thoughts about catechesis focusing on this latter group of people come from the current Bishop of Rome - Benedict XVII, who by means of his messages about media addresses both the clergy and the people, and spreads the hope that a human being will be able to make a good use of modern technological achievements, especially for his or her personal development and the development of the entire society.