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Hadi$Ignatius$Untu!
Catholic!Religious!Education!and!Teaching,!Sekolah!Tinggi!Pastoal!Don!Bosco!Tomohon,!Indonesia%
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Kindness,"Intolerance."
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INTRODUCTION$
The! people! of! Tomohon! City! are! a! pluralist! society.! From! year! to! year,! members! of! the!
community!are!growing.!The!increase!in!the!number!of!members!of!the!community!lately!is!no!longer!
limited!to!the!indigenous!people!of!Tomohon!City.!Still,!it!comes!from!various!regions,!especially!after!
the!riots!in!Maluku!and!Poso,!Central!Sulawesi.!Another!reason!is!Tomohon!City,!known!as!the!City!of!
Education!and!Trade.!Many!merchants!and!students!who!originally!came!from!various!regions!for!trade!
and!study!affairs!eventually!settled!down!and!became!citizens!after!fulfilling!citizenship!requirements.!!
These!sedentary!merchants!and!students!had!their!own!religion,!beliefs,!and!culture.!
Tomohon!City!is!a!division!of!Minahasa!Regency!(now!Minahasa!Induk)!which!is!very!thick!with!
the!motto!'Torang!Samua!Basudara"!(we!are!all!brothers)!and!'Mapalus!Culture'!(gotong!royong).!These!
two!doxologies!are!so!firmly!imprinted!as!cultural!values!living!together.!The!practice!of!living!together!
as!brothers!and!sisters!is!manifested!in!almost!every!life!of!the!people!of!Tomohon!City,!especially!in!
social!activities!such!as;!On!occasions!of!mourning,!thanksgiving!celebrations,!wedding!feasts,!religious!
celebrations,!and!traditional!ceremonies.!!
The!challenge!for!Catholics,!especially!pastoral!ministers,!is!how!they!behave!daily!in!living!with!
others!of!different!faiths.!The!threat!of!discord!and!division!can!always!occur!if!it!is!not!anticipated!and!
addressed.! Another! challenge! is! that! newly! appointed! pastoral! leaders! and! ministers! have! limited!
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religious! moderation! insight.! Such! conditions! concern!the! Parish! Priest! and! Parish! Pastoral! Council.!
After!mutual! coordination! and! confirmation,! it! is! necessary! to! conduct! briefings! for! ministers! and!
pastoral! officers! on! the! theme! of! religious! moderation!(Abellán,! 2023;! Feldhaus! et! al.,! 2022;! Turós,!
2023).!!
Moderation!is!a!word!taken!from!the!word!moderate.!Moderate!is!an!adjective!derived!from!the!
word! moderation,! which! means! not! excessive,! medium,! or! mid.! In! Indonesian,! this! word! is! then!
absorbed!into!moderation,!which!in!the!Big!Dictionary!Indonesian!(KBBI)!is!defined!as!reducing!violence!
or!avoiding!extremes.!In!the!Great!Dictionary!of!Indonesian,!the!word!moderation!comes!from!the!Latin!
moderâtio,! which! means! moderation! (neither! excess! nor! lack).! Thus,! when! the! word! moderation! is!
juxtaposed!with!the!word!religious,!it!becomes!religious!moderation,!the!term!refers!to!an!attitude!of!
reducing!violence!or!avoiding!extremes!in!religious!practice!(Abror &; Abror, 2020).!
The!Ministry!of!Religious!Affairs!of!the!Republic!of!Indonesia!provides!an!understanding!that!
religious! moderation! is! an! appreciation! of!a! just! and! balanced! religious! life,! both! in! faith! and! in!
community!life.! The!importance! of!religious! moderation!in! Indonesia!is! mainly!due!to!differences!in!
views! and! interests! that! often! occur! due! to! existing! pluralism.! ! The! state! has! an! important! role! in!
ensuring!the!security!of!people!to!profess!and!practice!their!religion!in!accordance!with!their!chosen!
beliefs! and! beliefs.! This! situation! requires! a! necessary! and! important! attitude! for! every! religious!
believer!to!maintain! integrity!and!brotherhood.!An! important!attitude!that!needs!to! be!continuously!
nurtured!and!developed!is!tolerance.(Abror &; Abror, 2020)!
Religious!tolerance!includes!issues!of!belief!in!man!related!to!the!creed!or!divinity!he!believes!
in.!Everyone!should!be!free!to!believe!and!profess!a!religion!of!his!own!choosing!and!respect!the!practice!
of!the!teachings!he!professes!or!believes.!Tolerance!is!the!fruit!or!result!of!close!social!interaction!in!
society.!In!religious!social!life,!humans!cannot!deny!the!existence!of!the!association,!either!with!their!
own!groups!or!with!other!groups!that!sometimes!differ!in!religion!or!belief,!with!such!fact!that!religious!
people!should!try!to!bring!peace!and!peace!to!each!other!within!the!framework!of!tolerance!so!that!social!
stability!and!ideological!friction!between!people!of!different!religions!will!not!occur!(Valencia Caicedo et
al., 2023; Wang & Wang, 2021).!
Speaking! of! Moderation,! the! Catholic! Church! has! the! idea! of! religious! moderation! that! was!
already!implied!in!the!Second!Vatican!Council.!That!view!is!in!the!document!Nostra!Aetate.!Article!no.!2!
of!the!document!states:!"The!Catholic!Church!does!not!reject!anything,!which!in!religions!is!all!true!and!
holy,"!so!religious!moderation!must!be!well!understood!and!implemented,!especially!in!school!units,!and!
be! the! responsibility! of! religious! teachers! and! all! of! us! citizens.!In! the! Catholic! tradition,! religious!
moderation!is!a!way!of!looking!to!mediate!the!extremity!of!the!interpretation!of!Catholic!teaching!that!
is!understood!by!some!of!our!people,!one!of!us!to!strengthen!religious!moderation!is!to!interact!as!much!
as! possible! between! one! religion! and! another,! one! stream! with! another.! Religious! models!have!the!
meaning! of! promoting! balance! in! terms! of! moral! beliefs! and! character! as! an! expression! of! religious!
attitudes!of!certain!individuals!or!groups!in!the!midst!of!diversity!and!diversity!of!social!facts!(Liquin!et!
al.,!2020).!!Moderation!means!not!taking!sides!with!any!party,!being!fair,!and!not!hating!other!groups,!
this!is!in!line!with!the!values!of!Pancasila.!Mutual!respect,!respect!between!religious!believers,!is!very!
important!for!the!creation!of!harmony!and!peace!in!society.!The!moral!value!of!religious!moderation!is!
closely!related!to!maintaining!togetherness!by!having!tolerance,!understanding!each!other,!and!feeling!
each!other!who!are!different!from!us!regardless!of!their!minorities.!The!majority!do!not!think!the!earth!
belongs!to!them!alone,!dulling!their!sense!of!tolerance!(Kramer!et!al.,!2021).!So!we!must!try!always!to!
be!moderate,!not!excessive!or!extreme.!Always!practice!the!principles!of!fairness,!balance,!and!tolerance!
(!Hardawiryana,!2013).!
The!PKM!program,!which!was!launched!with!the!theme!of!religious!moderation,!is!considered!
important! and! urgent! to!maintain! and! increase! tolerance! between! religious! people! and! to! improve!
further!the!quality!of!the!faith!of!people!and!pastoral!officers!in!the!Parish!of!the!Holy!Trinity!Paslaten!
to!create!a!harmonious!life.!The!same!goal!has!also!been!achieved!by!Darmayanti!and!Maudin,!Lecturers!
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of! the! Islamic! Education! Study! Program,! Faculty! of! Islamic! Religion,! University! of! Muhammadiyah!
Buton.! In! the! PKM! entitled! "The! Importance! of! Understanding! and! Implementation! of! Religious!
Moderation! in! the! Life! of! the! Millennial! Generation,"! it! is! said! that! the! application! of! religious!
moderation!among!the!millennial!young!generation!makes!it!a!very!important!thing!and!must!be!done,!
which!has!the!aim!of!creating!a!harmonious!life!and!free!from!all!forms!of!threats.!A!harmonious!life!is!
if!the!surrounding!environment!and!community!feel!safe,!comfortable,!peaceful,!and!free!from!threats.!
That!is!why!the!concept!of!moderation!is!very!important!to!implement.!It!means!balanced,!not!excessive,!
in! the! middle,! not! extreme! to! the! right,! and! extreme! to! the! left,! not! using! extreme! ideological! and!
theological!legitimacy!(Darmayanti,!2021).!
The!expected!result!of!the!implementation!of!this!PKM!is!the!existence!of!a!parish!work!program!
in!the!field!of!Interfaith!Relations!and!the!field!of!community!organizations!to!implement!the!concepts!
of!religious! moderation!both!within!the!internal!scope!of! the!church!and!especially!with! the!general!
public!and!other!religions!or!churches!in!the!Paslaten!I!and!II!Village!Areas!of!East!Tomohon!District,!
Tomohon!City.!
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METHODS-
This!Community!Service!activity!uses!the!Participatory!Action!Research!(PAR)!method.!!The!PKM!
approach!with!PAR!is!an!approach!whose!process!aims!to!learn!to!overcome!problems!and!meet!the!
practical!needs!of!the!community,!as!well!as!the!production!of!PKM!knowledge.!This!is!because!it!is!a!
research!process!oriented!towards!empowerment!and!change.!!!
In!detail,!the!principles!of!PKM!work!oriented!towards!social!change!are!elaborated!as!follows:!
1)!Enable!oppressed!groups!and!classes!to!gain!sufficient!creative!and!transformist!leverage!as!revealed!
in!specific!projects,!activities,!and!struggles,!2)!Generate!and!build!socio-political!thought!processes!that!
can!be!used!as!a!means!of!identification!community!bases!are!potential!groups!that!can!be!encouraged!
in! the! process! of! social! change,! 3)! Develop! research! together.! ! Such! as! PRA! (Participatory! Rural!
Appraisal)! or! PAR! (Participatory! Action! Research),! must! be! done! jointly! between! social! change!
facilitators! and! communities! 4)! Siding! with! the! most! helpless! communities.! Often! community!
development! programs! do! not! involve! neglected! communities.! ! Although! politically! rhetorical,! the!
program!is!structured!on!the!suffering!of!neglected!communities,!5)!Ensuring!the!Critical!Rediscovery!
of!History,!it!is!an!attempt!to!selectively!rediscover,!through!shared!memory,!elements!of!the!past!that!
have! proven! useful! in! defending! the! interests! of! the! exploited! classes! and! which! can! be! used! in! the!
struggle!of!the!present!to!raise!awareness.!This!pattern!is!commonly!known!as!learning!from!experience,!
6)!Assessing!and! Applying!Community!Culture.! !It!is! based!on!the! recognition! and!understanding! of!
essential!and!core!values!among!communities!in!each!region,!7)!Participation!always!starts!small!with!
small-scale!changes.!Once!social!groups!and!individuals!have!managed!and!controlled!the!change,!then!
work! towards! broader! patterns! of! change,! 8)! Start! with! a! cycle! of! planning,! action,! evaluation,! and!
reflection!on!a!small!scale!to!help!the!people!involved!in!formulating!issues,!ideas,!views,!assumptions!
more! clearly.! ! So! that! they! can! formulate! more! powerful! questions! for! their! own! situation! and!the!
development! of! their! work,! 9)! Build! mechanisms! of! "self-critical! communities"! from! people! who!
participate! and! cooperate! in! the! research! process! of! planning,! implementation,! evaluation,! and!
reflection.!!It!is!intended!to!build!people!who!care!about!the!process!of!enlightening!themselves!for!the!
pattern!of!relationships!between!circumstances,!actions,!and!consequences,!as!well!as!for!emancipating!
themselves!from!institutional!and!personal!shackles!that!limit!their!power!to!live!more!humanly!than!
the! social! values! they! choose! and! believe! in.! The! process! of! enlightenment! gives!birth! to! critical!
consciousness,!and!10)!This!critical!awareness!must!occur!towards!both!parties,!both!the!person!who!
does!the!enlightenment!and!the!enlightened!community.!
These!ten!working!principles!are!inseparable!parts,!integrated!into!a!collective!work!between!
the!PKM!team!and!the!community.!They!collaboratively!build!knowledge!for!social!action!and!social!
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change.!This!social!action!and!social!change!starts!from!the!emergence!of!critical!awareness!between!
the!PKM!team!and!the!community!on!the!knowledge!of!the!social!situation!that!occurs.!!Thus,!among!
them,!they!developed!an!effort!to!analyze!and!carry!out!social!movements,!technically!solving!the!basic!
problems!that!befell!them.!!From!here!grows!new!knowledge,!both!technical!and!non-technical.!!This!
process! builds!more! valid! community! knowledge! because! knowledge! is! not! dominated! by! PKM!
researchers!or!facilitators!but!is!built!together.!
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RESULTS-
Implementation$Process-
In!principle,!this!community!service!activity!is!carried!out!to!implement!the!concept!of!religious!
moderation! for! pastoral! officers! (laity)! in! the! Parish! of! the! Most! Holy! Trinity! Paslaten.! The! need! in!
question! is! about! correctly! understanding!religious! moderation! and! how! to! implement! it! in! daily!
pastoral! work.! For! this! reason,! the! right! process! is! needed! for! the! activity! to! be! achieved.! Data! on!
participants'! understanding! of! religious! moderation! is! needed.! Participants! openly! share! their!
experiences!of!living!together!with!people!of!other!faiths.!Participants!are!given!affirmation,!praise,!and!
encouragement!to!continue!the!good!things!that!have!been!done!and!avoid!things!that!are!still!not!right.!
Participants!were!then!enlightened!through!explanations!and!explanations!of!religious!moderation!from!
the!material!that!had!been!prepared.!After!the!discussion,!the!activity!ended!with!drafting!guidelines!or!
practical!guidelines!for!implementing!religious!moderation.!
Discussion$
1. Laity!as!Guardians!of!Religious!Moderation,!!
The!Laity!of!the!Catholic!Church!are!called!and!sent!into!the!midst!of!the!world!to!be!the!
vanguard!of!peace!and!harmony.!Religious!moderation!is!one!way!for!the!laity!to!create,!maintain,!
and!develop!the!right!and!appropriate!attitudes!and!ways!of!life!in!society.!The!laity!must!be!the!
guardian!of!religious!moderation!with!a!balanced!religious!attitude!towards!the!practice!of!their!
own!religion!and! respect!for!the! religious!practices!of! others!of!different! faiths!(Darung & Yuda,
2021).!
The!Church!(Laity)!must!understand!and!recognize!the!common!value!of!moderation!from!
every!religion!and!group!in!Indonesia.!This!similarity!in!the!value!of!moderation!will!also!be!the!
energy!that!drives!the!historic!meeting!of!two!major!world!religious!figures,!Pope!Francis!with!the!
Grand!Imam!of!Al!Azhar,!Sheikh!Ahmad!el!Tayyeb,!on!February!4,!2019.!The!meeting!produced!a!
human!fraternity! document,!which!among!its!main!messages,!affirmed!that!our!common!enemy!
today!is!fanatic!extremism,!destruction,!war,!intolerance,!and!hateful!attitudes!among!fellow!human!
beings,!all!in!the!name!of!religion!(Ministry!of!Religious!Affairs,!2019).!
In!the! context!of!the!Parish!of! the!Most!Holy! Trinity,!Paslaten!Tomohon,! North!Sulawesi!
Province,!religious!moderation!can!be!implemented!through!pastoral!activities!in!the!social!sector.!
The!right!concrete!activity!to!carry!out!is!partiality!for!the!poor!and!marginalized.!The!face!of!the!
Church! is!seen! through!the!activities! of!the!people,!which! are!manifested! through!social! works,!
including!assistance!to!the!poor,!sick,!and!suffering.!Through!the!fast-building!action,!the!Church!
raises!funds!to!help!sick,!poor,!and!abandoned!brothers.!!
2. Meaning!and!Concept!of!Religious!Moderation,!!
One!of!the!basic!principles!of!religious!moderation!is!always!to!maintain!a!balance!between!
two! things,! such! as! the! balance! between! reason! and! revelation,! between! the! physical! and! the!
spiritual,!between!rights!and!duties,!between!individual!interests!and!communal!benefit,!between!
necessity!and!voluntariness,!between!religious!texts!and!ijtihad!of!religious!figures,!between!ideals!
and!reality,!and!a!balance!between!past!and!future.!The!essence!of!religious!moderation!is!fair!and!
balanced!in!viewing,!responding!to,!and!practicing!all!the!concepts!paired!above.!In!KBBI,!the!word!
"fair"!means:!1)!not!partial/impartial;!2)!side!with!the!truth;!and!3)!duly/not!arbitrarily.!The!word!
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"referee,"!which!refers!to!someone!who!officiates!a!match,!can!be!interpreted!as!someone!who!is!
not!partial!but!rather!sides!with!the!truth.(Ministry!of!Religious!Affairs,!2019)!
The! second! principle,! balance,! is! a! term! to! describe! perspectives,! attitudes,! and!
commitments!to!always!stand!on!the!side!of!justice,!humanity,!and!equality.!The!tendency!to!be!
balanced!does!not!mean!having!no!opinion.!Those!with!a!balanced!attitude!mean!firm!but!not!harsh!
because!they!always!side!with!justice,!it's!just!that!their!partiality!does!not!deprive!others!of!their!
rights!so!that!they!are!detrimental.!Balance!can!be!considered!a!form!of!perspective!to!do!something!
in!moderation,!neither!excessive!nor!lacking,!neither!conservative!nor!liberal.(Ministry!of!Religious!
Affairs,!2019)!
3. Implementation!of!Religious!Moderation,!!
The!Catholic!Church,!through!its!teachings,!emphasizes!the!importance!of!views,!attitudes,!
behaviors,! and! ways! of! acting,!reflecting! religious! moderation! oriented! towards! national!
commitment.!This!can!be!found!in!the!statements!of!the!Magisterium!of!the!Church,!the!Pastoral!
Memorandum!of!the!Indonesian!Bishops'!Conference!(KWI),!and!the!Pastor's!Letter!by!the!leader!
of!the!Diocese!Local!Church.!In!addition!to!its!teachings,!the!Catholic!Church!is!also!directly!involved!
in!supporting!the!strengthening!of!religious!moderation!and!realizing!national!commitments,!both!
Catholic! Church! leaders! are! externally! involved! in! national! and! ideological! forums,! religious!
communication! forums,! and! other! institutions! or! organizations! as! well! as! Catholics! who! are!
internally!involved!in!various!forms!of!activities!organized!by!the!Catholic!Church!(Lio!et!al.,!!2020).!
4. Interreligious!Cooperation!
Tomohon! City! is! said! to! be! a! religious! city.! Religious! pluralism! in! Tomohon! City! is! very!
influential!on!the!way!of!life,!outlook!on!life,!behavior,!and!even!on!social!life!of!the!community.!In!
response! to! this! situation,! in! Tomohon! City,! a! fraternal! group! was! formed! known! as! the!
Interreligious!Cooperation!Agency!(BKSAUA),!the!Religious!Communication!Forum!(FKUB),!and!the!
Interreligious!Consultative!Body!(BAMAG).!The!purpose!of!these!official!institutions!is!to!continue!
to! create,! maintain,!and! strengthen! the! spirit! of! life! of! the! people! of! Tomohon! City,! known! as!
"Torang!Samua!Basudara"!(we!are!all!brothers).!Through!and!in!these!institutions,!leaders!from!
each!religion!deliberate!and!reach!a!consensus!on!real!efforts!of!inter-religious!cooperation!that!are!
not! only! within! the! scope! of! religious! leaders! but! are! implemented! in! a! real,! permanent,! and!
sustainable! manner! in! society.! Forms! of! cooperation! between! religious! communities! that! are!
actually! carried! out! include! dialogue! between! religious! leaders,! mutual! cooperation! in!
environmental!love!works,!helping!each!other!at!religious!celebrations,!helping!each!other!in!joys!
and!sorrows,!maintaining!and!maintaining!security!and!comfort!in!their!respective!environments!
and!helping!each!other!when!disasters!occur!due!to!natural!events.!The!purpose!of!all!this!is!for!the!
common!good!(bonum!commune).!
The! Catholic! Church! teaches! that! the! general! welfare! of! society,! that! is,! the! overall!
conditions!of!social!life,!which!enables!people!to!achieve!their!perfection!more!fully!and!more!easily,!
lies!primarily!in!enforcing!the!rights!and!duties!of!the!human!person.!There!is,!then,!an!obligation!
to!safeguard!the!right!to!religious!freedom!to!citizens,!social!groups,!governments,!the!Church,!and!
other! religious! congregations,! each! in! their! own! way,! to! preserve! the! common! good.!
(Hardawiryana,!1990).!
5. Practical!Guidelines!for!Implementing!Religious!Moderation!
For! the! consistent! and! effective! implementation! and! implementation! of! religious!
moderation,! the! Church! provides! several! basic! guidelines! as! a! reference! and! direction! for! the!
implementation!of!religious!moderation.!The!first!guideline!for!religious!moderation!is!the!teaching!
of!shunning!evil,!doing!good,!and!continually!striving!for!peace!(Psalm!34:12–15).!In!the!Holy!Kitan,!
King!David!passed!on!the!teachings!and!examples!of!religious!moderation.!He!taught!his!children!
that!one!must!guard!his!tongue!if!he!wants!to!have!a!long!life!and!see!good!and!good!days.!He!must!
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guard! his! tongue! against! evil! words,! lies,! and! swearing.! Because! a! tongue! that! usually! deceives!
someone!can!create!conflict,!and!quarrels!that!cause!chaos!with!all!evil!work.!!
More! or! less,! the! same! thing! is! taught! in! the! New! Testament! through! the! Apostle! John.!
According! to! the! Apostle! John! (1Jn.2:9-10;! 4:19-21),! living! peacefully! means! not! hating! one's!
neighbor.!Not!hating!your!neighbor!is!a!visible!form!of!faith.!If!a!person!says!that!he!believes!and!
loves!his!brother,!he!is!righteous,!and!if!it!is!the!other!way!around,!he!is!a!liar.!Thus,!when!believers!
realize!fraternal!life,!religious!moderation!is!created.!Thus,!the!same!thing!was!taught!by!the!Apostle!
Paul,!that!evil!should!not!be!rewarded!with!evil!but!do!what!is!good!for!all!(cf.!Romans!12:17).!For!
the!Apostle!Paul,!Christians!should!keep!away!evil!and!maintain!peace,!not!pretending!to!live!with!
others.!Romans!12:19).!If!every!Christian!has!the!principle!of!love!as!the!apostle!Paul!counseled,!
then!we!always!make!peace!with!everyone!wherever!we!are.!!
The!culmination!of!all!doctrine!and!works!of!love!is!the!Love!of!Jesus!Christ.!Jesus!showed!
boundless!love!for!all,!even!though!they!themselves!had!to!suffer.!On!the!cross,!Jesus!showed!the!
most! incredible!love! to! redeem! humanity!regardless! of! background.! Jesus! did! not! repay! the!
chastening!and!torture!received!to!defeat!the!concept!of!the!law!that!says!a!tooth!for!a!tooth!and!an!
eye!for!an!eye!and!to!defeat!it!with!the!logic!of!love.!According!to!Nathan!Setiabudi,!Jesus'!attitude!
above!is!not!to!give!up!defeat!but!to!complete!violence!with!passion.!This!attitude!is!also!a!way!of!
breaking!the!vicious!cycle!of!violence!and!replacing!it!with!kindness.!This!attitude!is!an!attitude!of!
religious!moderation!taught!not!only!in!Christianity!but!all!religions,!including!Islam,!as!stated!by!
Suprapto,!Islamic!moderation!opposes!all!forms!of!violence,!fanaticism,!extremism,!intimidation,!
terrorism,!and!hate!speech!but!on!the!contrary,!Islamic!moderation!is!tolerant,!peaceful!and!polite!
(Luji,!2022).!
6. Integration!of!Religious!Moderation!in!the!Preparation!of!Parish!Pastoral!Programs/Works.!
In!its!pastoral!works,!the!Church!of!Manado!Diocese!refers!to!the!Basic!Pastoral!Direction!
of! Manado! Diocese! in! 2019-2033.! The! Basic! Direction! contains! identifying! and! articulating!the!
points!of!long-term!development!(15!years).!In!turn,!achieving!the!primary!direction!is!arranged!
gradually!in!a!pastoral!strategic!plan,!a!medium-term!development!plan!(5!years)!containing!the!
vision,!mission,!strategic!goals!and!objectives,!programs!and!activities,!and!achievement!indicators.!
The!areas!of!pastoral!work!that!become!a!milestone!to!illuminate!the!world!and!society!in!Manado!
Diocese! are! 1)! Maintaining! communion! and! servant! leadership,! 2)! Safeguarding! the! treasury! of!
faith,!3)!Service!of!the!Word!and!sacraments,!4)!Promoting!the!dignity!and!celebration!of!the!laity!
peculiar!to!the!mission!of!the!church,!5)!Catholic!education!and!6)!Management!of!church!property.!
Each! Church! Base! Community! is! required! to! organize! and! carry! out! activities! based! on! these!
milestones!to!answer!the!needs!of!the!people!and!society.!Through!adequately!and!appropriately!
programmed!activities,!it!is!hoped!that!the!presence!of!the!church!in!the!community!will!indeed!be!
light!as!the!vision!of!Manado!Diocese,!"In!the!Light!of!the!Word!of!God,!the!Catholic!Communion!of!
Manado! Diocese! Develops! Its! Identity! and! Dignity! to! Illuminate! Common! Life! in! the! World"!
(Puspaskup,!2018).!
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CONCLUSION-
The!Parish!of!the!Most!Holy!Trinity!Paslaten!community!service!initiative!aims!to!instill!religious!
moderation!among!pastoral!officers,!focusing!on!its!understanding!and!implementation!in!daily!pastoral!
work.! This! involves! gathering! data,! fostering! open! sharing! of! experiences,! and! providing! guidance,!
culminating! in! creating!practical! guidelines.! The! broader! discussion! underscores! the! laity's! role! as!
guardians!of!religious!moderation,!emphasizing!balanced!attitudes!and!respect!for!diverse!faiths.!The!
concept's! meaning! is! outlined,! highlighting! the! importance! of! balance! in! various! aspects! of! life.! The!
implementation!is!demonstrated!through!the!Catholic!Church's!support!for!national!commitments!and!
involvement! in! interreligious! cooperation,! with! practical! guidelines! drawing! from! biblical! teachings.!
Integrating!religious!moderation!in!Parish!Pastoral!Programs!aligns!with!the!Manado!Diocese's!long-
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term!development!goals,!aiming!for!the!church!to!illuminate!the!community!through!communion,!faith!
safeguarding,! service,! laity! promotion,! education,! and! property! management.! In! essence,! the!
comprehensive!approach!underscores!the!significance!of!religious!moderation!in!both!individual!and!
communal!aspects!of!Catholic!faith!and!practice.!
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