Polish Bishops' Conference. News
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Archbishop Ryś: Discernment is a spiritual reality, not a psychological technique
Discernment should be made in freedom; it is a spiritual reality and a gift from the Holy Spirit and not a psychological technique; it is preferable that it be made in a community - these are the conclusions of the seventh day of the XV General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the young. As reported by the Synod Fathers from Poland, the discussion also emphasized the value of sacramental life. -
Archbishop Gadecki at the Synod: Post-modernist totalitarianism is killing the soul of the young
The post-modernist totalitarianism that is killing the soul but not the body of the young was the focused of Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki during afternoon session of October 9th, of the Synod of Bishops on youth now being held in the Vatican. According to the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, this totalitarianism is also an obstacle for young people themselves in making a vocational choice. -
Bishop Florczyk: From the language of sociology to the language of the Church
In the discussion about youth in the Church, we must pass from the language of sociology, which uses the term “group,” to the language of the Church, where we talk about community. This is a fundamental difference, said the Synod Father, Bishop Marian Florczyk. In this way, he alluded to the words used during the synod by Pope Francis to underscore that faith is not a sociological fact, but a relationship with Jesus. -
Polish Synod Fathers: Let us help young people to listen to Jesus (third day of the synod)
The word “listen” is one of those most frequently repeated in the synod. In a special way, the need for the Church to listen to the voice of young people is emphasized. This is very important, but our task is, above all, to help young people to listen to the voice of Jesus, said Bishop Florczyk from Poland on Saturday during the third working day of the synod. On Saturday, October 6 th , the synod’s participants discussed in working groups, concentrating on the first part of the working document of the synod, the Instrumentum Laboris, dedicated to the analysis of the context in which young people live and the actions the Church undertakes to meet them. In the afternoon, there was a meeting that brought together the Pope and the Synod Fathers with young people.
