During his homily at the inaugural Mass for the synod on \u201cYoung People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment,\u201d Pope Francis invited bishops to remember when they were young, in order to help them better understand the youth's situation in present times. <\/p>\n
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, reflected on when he discerned his vocation as a young person. For him, the people who helped and accompanied him the most were those outside his family. <\/p>\n
CARD. VINCENT NICHOLS<\/strong> In his conversation with various young people, Cardinal Nichols has found how the family is still important for them. He also recognizes how technology can play an important role for the youth these days in communication and exploring the world. However, at the same time, notes the dangers they are exposed to through the media world. <\/p>\n CARD. VINCENT NICHOLS<\/strong> One important thing Cardinal Nichols has recognized, in his participation in the Synod of Bishops, is the great sense of realism guiding it. He also notes how the abuse crisis has stopped any way of idealizing the present situation in the Church.<\/p>\n CARD. VINCENT NICHOLS<\/strong> Pope Francis has called for a synod to listen and discuss the youth participation in the Church and what more can be done to help them. It is the first synod to include young people in the meeting with bishops. It will be conducted through all of October. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" October 5, 2018. \u201cThis synod is certainly not operating in a bubble,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":27640,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[153],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_KB3CRyMCLY","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bcardnicholseng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bcardnicholsint.mp4","type":"rrp","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48865"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nArchbishop of Westminster
\n\u201cPeople in that wider circle. People of whom I could speak to very attentively because I was very unsure and was quite shy. Really I just wanted to be left alone, didn't want to have this struggle inside of me; but probably a very typical story.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n
\nArchbishop of Westminster
\n\u201cThe family for many of them still provides the basic framework and the pathway and the place where they learn.\u201d \u201cThey feel vulnerable to what is being said to them and about them.\u201d \u201cIn a media world in which they have no control over whatsoever.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
\nArchbishop of Westminster
\n \u201cThis synod is certainly not operating in a bubble.\u201d\u201cThat has crashed into any temptation to live in a kind of idealized world.\u201d \u201cRealistic assessment and realistic appreciation of the world. Pope Francis often says 'the reality is more important than the ideas,' and I hope the synod walks down that track.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n