Youth say they want a Church that’s transparent, up-to-date
By: Elise Harris Vatican City
At the end of a week-long meeting held at the Vatican, young people from around the world have urged the Church to be more authentic, modern, and creative in the way it interacts with young people, and in addressing controversial contemporary issues.
“We want to say, especially to the hierarchy of the Church, that they should be a transparent, welcoming, honest, inviting, communicative, accessible, joyful, and interactive community,” the youth delegates said in the final document of this week’s pre-synod meeting in Rome.
“A credible Church,” they said, “is one which is not afraid to allow itself be seen as vulnerable.” Read more