will weep and gnash their teeth” (Mt. 8:10–12). Jesus makes a clear distinction between those who are sons of the Kingdom (that is, those who have knowledge of the faith and have accepted it) and those who are not. He includes in the Kingdom of heaven many of those who are not sons of the Kingdom. Jesus offers us grace through His Incarnation, and His presence is known through His Body, the Church, which carries on the work of Christ here on earth. Those to whom the Church has not preached the Good
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