The world youth day brings young Catholics from all over the world – this year in Panama. The experience character of the meeting only came with the years.
Larger youth events. The world youth days of the Catholic Church are all two to three years a point of attraction for hundreds of thousands, and festivals remind us of great music.
at The Meeting in Panama, are widely expected to more than 200,000 official participants from 155 countries. This experience, according to a still further hundreds of thousands who arrive on their own and without registration. In part, the world youth days, far more than a Million visitors.
At the airport of Panama city is buzzing – also, the baggage number is a Testament to the large number of the faithful, which attracts the world youth day.
Jung meets a young
It was long clear, why world youth days are really good, says Bernd Hagenkord, a senior editor of Vatican Radio. The Church I want to represent, but as a young event. But, Hagenkord, “has never works properly, because it came to a clash of character and the official Church.”
in the Meantime, embossing the experience of the young people to the event. Even the Pope and because of him, many believers have come. It is important, however, that “young people meet young people that the young Catholics, the world comes together”.
More than a backdrop for Pope Francis
In any case, the teenagers are likely to be a visit to the backdrop of a Pope, says Dirk bingen, President of the Federation of German Catholic youth. This was not, however, simply because were on the Pope. However, the key is to get the young people “in the middle”.
What can the young pilgrims of today, not to be told twice. For Julia Black from the diocese of Limburg world youth days are the ideal stage to change your Church. If this change does not come from young people, “then you come from nowhere”. Processes of change were from the top to the bottom. And also, if the Catholic Church “is not the grassroots organization that you can imagine so,” realize that you must listen. In this process, the world youth day was something very Special – because so many different people could come together and discuss.
is Celebrated to sing before the opening: young people from Guatemala and dancing in Panama city.
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experience helps to get other views. In Panama, the foreign guests will be accommodated mainly at families, outside the wealthy capital. That’s where the young people can experience a different kind of Catholicism, promises Paul Metzlaff of the youth pastoral of the German bishops ‘ conference.
At the evening prayer there was a “full of rhythm” – “that is full”. I’m not going to dance in the fair, “and that’s cool.” It could be to the young people.
Some visitors from the Region to take long bus trips to Panama in the purchase – as Catholics in Costa Rica
the problems of The present
And at the same time learn a lot about a country in which many of the problems of the world come together, the deal with the Pope. It says Metzlaff, poverty, social issues, inequality. This will also be the Pope. He will but watch, and record, as regards, in particular, young people.
The corresponding topics are on the table. On the youth Synod in the Vatican is more than clear that the Church must change in many areas, in order to remain attractive to young people. The topics ranged from the fight against the abuse of up to more responsibility for women in the Church.
The decisions made in Rome had now to be practiced worldwide, says Bernd Hagenkord of Vatican Radio. How you can “be guided in the practical life of the global Church”, that will show, among other things, in Panama. “Whether this succeeds or not, remains to be seen. We are excited to see all of you.”
The task of the world
according to the German youth Bishop Stefan Oster is called for each. Every person has “a unique mission in this world.” This is a “calling” that will be all, “if one lives his life in Faith and connection to God.” It is to be hoped that many young people feel this task is that there is a call from God to go and have something to do with the community.
A community, the visitors can experience of the world youth days is nowhere else as intensely as a world community.
importance of world youth days
Tassilo Forchheimer, ARD Rome
21.01.2019 13:56 PM
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