A summary of the Synod on the Youth by catholic bishops Oct 2019 - part 1 - dealing with listening to youth culture

1. THE SYNOD OF THE YOUTH
Part 1 – He walked with them
Synod of Bishops Oct 2018
15th Ordinary General Assembly
Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment

2. CONTENTS
Introduction
Prologue
Part I: “He walked with them”
Chapter I: A Listening Church
Chapter II: Three Crucial Junctions
Chapter III: Identity and Relationships
Chapter IV: Being Young Today
Part II: “Their eyes are opened”
Chapter I: The Gift of Youth (and Young Adulthood)
Chapter II: The Mystery of Vocation
Chapter III: The Mission of Accompaniment
Chapter IV: The Art of Discerning
Part III: “They left without delay”
Chapter I: The Missionary Synodality of the Church
Chapter II: Walking Together Daily
Chapter III: A Renewed Missionary Momentum
Chapter IV: Integral Formation
Conclusion

3. The presence of young people marked a novelty: through them, the Synod was resounded
in the voice of a whole generation. Walking with them, pilgrims to the tomb of Peter,
we have experienced that closeness creates the conditions for the Church to be
a space for dialogue and testimony of fraternity that fascinates. SY1

4. Their contribution was essential, as in the story of the loaves and fish:
Jesus was able to perform the miracle thanks to the availability of a boy
who generously offered what he had (see Jn 6: 8-11). SY2

5. We have recognized in the episode of the disciples of Emmaus
a paradigmatic text to understand the ecclesial mission
in relation to the young generations. SY 4

6. The first part is entitled “He walked with them” (Lk 24,15)
and seeks to illuminate what the Synod Fathers recognized as the context in which
young people are inserted, highlighting their strengths and challenges. SY 4

7. . The second part, “Their eyes were opened” (Lk 24:31),
is interpretative and provides some fundamental interpretations
of the Synod theme SY 4

8. The third part, entitled “They left without delay” (Lk 24.33), collects
the choices for a spiritual, pastoral, and missionary conversion. SY 4

9. CHAPTER I - A LISTENING CHURCH
Listen and see with empathy
It is therefore not just a collection of information,
nor a strategy for reach a goal,
but it is the form in which God himself relates to his people.
God indeed sees the misery of his people . SY 6

10. A lot of them experiment how their voice is not considered
interesting and useful in the social field ecclesial. SY 7

11. It allows the young people to donate
their contribution to the community,
helping them to grasp new sensitivities
and a ask unpublished questions. SY 8

12. the Synod recognizes the need to prepare
consecrated and lay men and women
who are qualified for the accompaniment
of young people. SY 9

13. Different cultural contexts
the age group considered by the present Synod (16-29 years) does not represent
a homogeneous whole, but it is composed of groups that live peculiar situations. SY 10

14. -Different stages of evolution,
- their religious experience,
- the family structure and its
relevance for transmitting the
faith
- the inter-generational reltaions
-The manner of participating in
social life
-The attitude towards the future
-- the inter-religious and
ecumenic question

15. The Bible presents man and woman as equal partners before God (see Gen 5: 2):
each domination and discrimination based on sex offends human dignity. SY 13

16. the difference between the sexes as a mystery so constitutive of human being
As also non reducible to stereotypes. SY 13

17. The relationship between man and woman
is then understood in terms of one vocation
to live together in reciprocity and in dialogue,
in communion and in fruitfulness (see Gen 1:27-29; 2:21-25)
in all areas of human experience: life of a couple, work, education
and others. God has entrusted the earth to their covenant. SY 13

18. In secular societies we also witness
a rediscovery of God and spirituality. SY 14

19. A first look at the Church today
.
the Church gives a fundamental contribution to education of young people
in the most diverse parts of the world. SY 15

20. the need to develop complete pastoral processes, which from childhood
they lead to adult life and enter the Christian community. SY 16

21. These convocations can thus refer to pastoral accompaniment,
normal in the individual communities, where the reception of the Gospel
must be deepened and translated into life choices. SY 16

22. the parish struggles to be a relevant place for young people
and how it is necessary to rethink its missionary vocation. SY 18

23. When the community is constituted as a place of communion
and as a true family of the children of God,
it expresses a generative force that transmits faith; SY 19

24. to live in a widely digitized culture that has very deep impacts on the notion of time and space,
on the perception of oneself, of others and of the world, on the way to communicate,
to learn, to inform oneself, to enter into a relationship with the others. SY 21
Chapter II: Three Crucial Junctions
The news of the digital environment

25. They .. constitute an extraordinary opportunity for dialogue,
meeting and exchange between people, as well as access
to information and communication knowledge. SY 22

26. gigantic economic interests, capable of realizing, operate in the digital world
forms of control as thin as they are invasive, creating mechanisms of
manipulation of the consciences and the democratic process. SY 24

27. Migrants as a paradigm of our time
The Church concerns in particular for those who they flee from war, violence,
political or religious persecution, from disasters natural ones due to climate change
and extreme poverty: many of them are young people. SY 25

28. Unscrupulous traffickers, often linked to drug and arms cartels, exploit the weakness of migrants,
who along their own path too often encounter violence, trafficking, psychological and even physical
abuse, and unspeakable suffering.. SY 26

29. of encounter between people and between cultures:
for communities and societies are an opportunity for enrichment
and integral human development of all. SY 27

30. SY 28 - Thanks to the different origins of the Fathers,
with regard to the theme of migrants,
the Synod has seen the meeting of many perspectives,
especially between countries of departure and countries of arrival.

31. The different types of abuse made by some bishops, priests,
religious and laity provoke in those who are victims,
including many young people, suffering that can last all life
and to which no repentance can remedy SY 29
Serving the truth and asking for forgiveness
.

32. This phenomenon is widespread in society,
it also touches the Church and represents
a serious obstacle to its mission. SY 29
.

33. The Synod reaffirms its’ firm commitment to the adoption of rigorous measures
that prevent this from repeating itself, starting from the selection and training
of those entrusted with responsibility and education. SY 29

34. There are different types of abuse: power, economic, conscience, sexual.
It is obviously necessary to eradicate the forms of exercise of authority
on which they are grafted and of to counteract the lack of responsibility
and transparency with which many cases have been managed. SY 30

35. The Synod also appreciates and encourages
the sincere commitment of countless lay people, priests,
consecrated persons, and bishops who, every day, are spent with
honesty and dedication to the service of young people. SY 31

36. Chapter III - Identity and Relationships
Family and intergenerational relationships
The family, a privileged point of reference

37. The family continues to be the main point of reference for young people.
The children appreciate the love and care of their parents, they care about
family ties and they hope to succeed in forming a family in turn. SY 32

38. The maternal figure continues to have a role that young people
consider essential for their growth, even if it is not always recognized
from a cultural, political and working perspective. SY 33

39. Many fathers fulfil with dedication their role, but ….
in some contexts, the father figure is absent or wanting,
and in other cases is oppressive or authoritarian. SY 33

40. The Synod recognizes the dedication of many parents and educators
who are committed to fund in the transmission of values,
despite the difficulties of the cultural context . SY 34

41. Helping young people to discover the living richness of the past,
making memories of it and using it for them own choices and
possibilities,
is a true act of love towards them (elders) in view of theirs growth

42. Friendship and encounters in more or less structured groups,
often offers the opportunity to strengthen social and relational skills . SY 36

43. An uncritical welcome of the technocratic approach to the body
weakens the consciousness of life as a gift ,
and to the meaning of the limit of the creature,
which can deviate or be exploited for economic or political reasons. SY 37
Body and
affectivity

44. …Along with some ancient phenomena, such as precocious sexuality,
promiscuity, tourism sexual, the exaggerated cult of the physical aspect,
today the pervasive diffusion of the digital pornography
and the performance of one’s body online. SY 37

45. These phenomena, to which new generations are exposed,
constitute an obstacle for a serene maturation.
They indicate unprecedented social dynamics,
which influence personal experiences and choices,
making them the territory of a sort of ideological colonization. SY 37

46. Christian families and ecclesial communities try to teach young people
that sexuality as a great gift inhabited by the Mystery,
to live in relationships according to the logic of the Gospel. SY 39

47. The youth express more explicitly desire for information on on issues
related to the difference between male and female identity,
to the reciprocity between men and women, to homosexuality. SY 39

48. The world of work remains an area in which young people
express their creativity and ability to innovate, yet at the same time,
they experience forms of exclusion and marginalization. SY 40
Forms of vulnerability

49. Many young people live in war settings and suffer violence in numerous forms:
kidnapping, extortion, organized crime, trafficking in human beings,
slavery , zrape and sexual exploitation, etc. SY 41

50. many young people who live by perpetuation or lack of alternatives,
crimes and violence: such as child soldiers, armed gangs
and criminals, drug trafficking, terrorism, etc.. SY 41

51. adolescents and young girls
who get pregnant
and the plague of abortion,
as well as the spread of HIV, SY 42

52. the different forms of addiction
(drugs, gambling, pornography,
etc.) SY 42

53. the situation of street children and young people,
who lack home, family and economic resources; SY 42

54. there is growth of the spread of forms of
psychological distress, depression, mental illness
and eating disorders, related to experiences
of profound unhappiness
or the inability to find a place within society;
SY 43

55. The creativity with which the community,
animated by the inexhaustible joy of the Gospel
may become an alternative to

56. Chapter IV: - Being Young Today
Aspects of today’s youth (and young adult) culture .
-preference is given to the image, and has been highlighted in the culture
of young people compared to other communicative languages,
the importance of sensations and emotions as a way of approach to reality
and the priority of concreteness and operability with respect to
theoretical analysis . Relationships of friendship and belonging to groups of people
are of great importance peers, also cultivated thanks to social media. SY 45

57. there are many others available to engage in voluntary initiatives,
active citizenship and social solidarity, to accompany and encourage to bring out
the talents, skills and creativity of the young people and
encourage their assumption of responsibility. SY 46

58. Musical language also represents one pastoral resource,
which challenges the liturgy and its renewal in particular. SY 47

59. the importance that young people give to the practice of sports,
of which the Church must not underestimate its’ potential in an educational
and formative way, maintaining a solid presence within it. SY 47

60. Spirituality and religiosity
In some countries Christian faith is a strong community experience alive,
that young people share with joy. In other regions of ancient Christian tradition,
the majority of the Catholic population does not
live a real belonging to the Church; SY 48

61. Adherence to a community of faith is not seen by everyone as the way
to privileged access to the meaning of life, and is flanked and sometimes
superseded by ideologies or from the search for success on a professional
and economic level, in the logic of a material self-fulfillment. SY 49

62. The figure of Jesus.
Many young people recognize him as Savior and Son of God and often feel close to him
through Mary, his mother, and commit themselves to a journey of faith. SY 50

63. the world liturgical experience is the principal resource for Christian identity
and enjoys a broad and convinced participation.
The young recognize one privileged moment of experience of God
and of the ecclesial community, and a starting point for the mission. SY 51

64. In the face of the contradictions of society, many young
people wish to make the most of them their talents, skills
and creativity and are willing to take responsibility. SY 52

65. Participation and protagonism.
a substantial number of young people, for the most reasons different,
they ask nothing from the Church because they do not
consider it meaningful to them existence. SY 53

66. movements, associations, and religious congregations
offer young people opportunities for
commitment and co-responsibility. SY 54

67. Many women play an irreplaceable role in the Christian communities,
but in many places, it is hard to give them space in the decision-making processes,
even when they do not require specific ministerial responsi-bilities. SY 55

68. In various contexts, there are groups of young people,
often the expression of associations and ecclesial movements,
which are very active in the evangelization of their peers
thanks to a clear testimony of life, an accessible language, and
the ability to establish authentic bonds of friendship. SY 56

69. Young people ask that the Church shine for authenticity, testimony,
competence, co-responsibility and cultural solidity. SY 57

70. LISTA DE PRESENTACIONES EN ESPAÑOL
Abuelos
Adviento y Navidad, tiempo de esperanza
Amor y Matrimonio
Amor y Matrimonio 1 - el mundo de hombres y mujeres
Amor y Matrimonio 2 – crecer hastala madurez sexual
Amor y Matrimonio 3 – sicología – diferencias y complementariedad
Amor y Matrimonio 4 – causas de la atracción sexual
Amor y Matrimonio 5
Amor y Matrimonio 6
Amor y Matrimonio 7
Amor y Matrimonio 8
Amor y Matrimonio 9
Amoris Laetitia – cap 1
Amoris Laetitia – cap 2
Amoris Laetitia – cap 3
Amoris Laetitia – cap 4
Amoris Laetitia – cap 5
Amoris Laetitia – cap 6
Amoris Laetitia – cap 7
Amoris Laetitia – cap 8
Amoris Laetitia – cap 9
Amoris Laetitia – introducción general
Carnaval
Domingo – día del Señor
El camino de la cruz de JC en dibujos para niños
El Cuerpo, el culto – (eucaristía)
Espíritu Santo
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – iglesia y familia hoy
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - el plan de Dios para la familia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – familia como comunidad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – servicio a la vida y educación
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – misión de la familia en la sociedad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - participación de la familia en la iglesia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Fátima – Historia de las Apariciones de la Virgen
Feria de Sevilla
Gaudete et exultate
Haurietis aquas – el culto al Sagrado Corazón
Hermandades y cofradías
Hispanidad
Laudato si 1 – cuidado del hogar común
Laudato si 2 – evangelio de creación
Laudato si 3 – La raíz de la crisis ecológica
Laudato si 4 – ecología integral
Laudato si 5 – líneas de acción
Laudato si 6 – Educación y Espiritualidad Ecológica
Lumen Fidei – cap 1
Lumen Fidei – cap 2
Lumen Fidei – cap 3
Lumen Fidei – cap 4
Madre Teresa de Calcuta – Santa
María y la Biblia
Medjugore peregrinación
Misericordiae Vultus en Español
Papa Francisco en México
Papa Francisco – mensaje para la Jornada Mundial Juventud 2016
Papa Francisco – visita a Chile
Papa Francisco – visita a Perú
Papa Francisco en Colombia 1 + 2
Papa Francisco en Cuba
Papa Francisco en Fátima
Papa Francisco en la JMJ 2016 – Polonia
Resurrección de Jesucristo – según los Evangelios
Revolución Rusa y Comunismo 1
Revolución Rusa y comunismo 2
Revolución Rusa y Comunismo 3
Santiago Apóstol
Semana santa – Vistas de las últimas horas de JC
Sinodo de los jovenes
Vacaciones Cristianas
Valentín
Vocación
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71. LIST OF PRESENTATIONS IN ENGLISH
Advent and Christmas – time of hope and peace
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9
Amoris Laetitia – general introduction
Carnival
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – Church and Family today
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - God’s plan for the family
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – family as a Community
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – serving life and education
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – mission of the family in society
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - Family in the Church
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Football in Spain
Gaudete et exultate
Haurietis aquas – devotion to the Sacred Heart by Pius XII
Holidays and Holy Days
Holy Spirit
Holy Week – drawings for children
Holy Week – glmjpses of the last hours of JC
Inauguration of President Donald Trump
Juno explores Jupiter
Laudato si 1 – care for the common home
Laudato si 2 – Gospel of creation
Laudato si 3 – Human roots of the ecological crisis
Laudato si 4 – integral ecology
Laudato si 5 – lines of approach and action
Laudato si 6 – Education y Ecological Spirituality
Love and Marriage 1-
Love and Marriage 2 – growing up to sexual maturity
Love and Marriage 3 – psychological differences and complimentarity
Love and Marriage 4- causes of sexual attraction
Love and Marriage 5- freedom and intimacy
Love and Marriage 6 - human love
Love and Marriage 7 - destiny of human love
Love and Marriage 8- marriage between Christian believers
Love and Marriage 9 – sacrament of marriage
Lumen Fidei – ch 1
Lumen Fidei – ch 2
Lumen Fidei – ch 3
Lumen Fidei – ch 4
Medjugore Pilgrimage
Misericordiae Vultus in English
Mother Teresa of Calcuta – Saint
Pope Francis in America
Pope Francis in the WYD in Poland 2016
Resurrection of Jesus Christ –according to the Gospels
Russian Revolution and Communismo 3 civil war 1918.1921
Russian Revolution and Communism 1
Russian Revolution and Communismo 2
Saint Patrick and Ireland
Sunday – day of the Lord
Synod of the youth
Thanksgiving – History and Customs
The Body, the cult – (Eucharist)
Valentine
Vocación
Way of the Cross – drawings for children
Winter Olympics – Korea2018
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