No.No one may force others to believe , not even one's own children , just as no one may be forced to be an unbeliever. A person can make the decision to believe only in complete freedom. Christians, however called to help other people , by word and example, to find the way to faith.
Pope John Paul II said, "Proclaiming Christ and bearing witness to him, when done in a way that respects conscience, does not violate the freedom, faith demands a free adherence on the part of man, but at the same time faith must also be offered to him" - Encyclical Redemptoris missio, 1990, no.8)
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