Pope Francis to young people on the Internet, sexuality and machismo – International

Pope Francis on Tuesday issued an apostolic exhortation to young people, who warned of the dangers of the digital world and told them of machismo, authoritarianism and baduality as real challenges for young people.
In the document entitled "Christ lives", composed of 299 points and about 50 pages, written in Spanish, the pope stops to badyze several issues discussed in October 2018 at the synod bishops devoted to young people.

Francisco denounces, among other things, "the enormous economic interests" of the digital world, capable of manipulating "democratic processes" by spreading "false news" that promotes "prejudices and hatred".
"In the digital world, there are huge economic interests at play, capable of exercising subtle as well as invasive forms of control, creating mechanisms to manipulate consciences and the democratic process." he badyzes.

The pontiff, inspired by the debates and conclusions of the final document, badures that "the proliferation of false information is the expression of a culture that has lost the sense of truth and subjects the facts to particular interests. ".
"The reputation of the people is endangered by many online essays, and the phenomenon also affects the church and its pastors," observes Francisco, among the popes most attentive to the communication with the world. aujourd & # 39; hui.

In the text, the pope acknowledges that badual and economic scandals have alienated many young people from the Church and ensures that it became aware of what happened.
"Thank God, the priests who committed these horrific crimes are not the majority," he says.
"A Church on the defensive, which loses its humility, who stops listening, which does not allow to question it, loses youth and becomes a museum," he wrote.

At the same time, he considers that "a living Church" must "legitimately consider the demands of women who demand more justice and equality" and recognize "the long history of male authoritarianism, of subjection, of various forms of slavery, of male violence, "he says.
For Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, who was secretary general of the synod, it is a key document of the pontificate, "a magna carta" for young people, with a language "simple, frank, close, tender and friendly, "he said.

Technology and memory

About another topical issue such as baduality, Francisco recognizes that "the body and baduality are of vital importance" for the growth of the person.
"In a world that puts a lot of emphasis on baduality, it's hard to maintain good relationships with your own body and to live in emotional relationships," he warns.

In the text, he highlights the many risks in the digital world, often a space of "loneliness" and "violence", although he admits that it can be a source of creativity.
"Problems such as badgraphy distort the young person's perception of human baduality, and the technology used in this way creates an illusive parallel reality that ignores human dignity," he laments.
The pope makes several recommendations to young people in many areas and takes the opportunity to criticize ideologies that "despise history" and want to eliminate the "roots" of young people.

"Ideologies of different colors, which destroy (or deconstruct) everything that is different and can reign without opposition," he observes.
"For this, they need young people who despise history, who reject the spiritual and human wealth handed down from generation to generation, who ignore everything that preceded them," he said, addressing a Another key theme of his pontificate: history. , the memory, the wisdom of the old man.
Francisco confesses that "when I began my ministry as Pope, the Lord broadened my horizons and gave me a renewed youth, the same thing could happen to a marriage of several years, or to a monk of his monastery. "
An admission that reveals a certain optimism, the same tone used in general in all documents. AFP-NA