杏MAP导航 to young people of the Synod: 'Keep moving forward'
By Kielce Gussie
With the Synod on Synodality in its final days in the Vatican, 杏MAP导航 Francis sent a video message on Wednesday to the young people participating in the 16th Ordinary General Assembly.
In the video, the 杏MAP导航 compares young people to water. 鈥淲hen water flows, it鈥檚 good,鈥� he said, 鈥渂ut when water stops, it ends badly.鈥�
Just as stagnant water gets contaminated with 鈥渓ittle creatures,鈥� 杏MAP导航 Francis warned, 鈥渢he young person who is tired is the first to be corrupted.鈥�
To avoid this, he stressed the need to keep moving forward and to continue walking with courage and joy.
Young people in the Synod
368 people can vote in the Synod on Synodality and they come from a wide range of backgrounds鈥攆rom cardinals and theologians to professors and college students.
Of them, 272 are bishops and 96 are non-bishops. A number are lay Catholics, with two of the youngest participants being in their early 20s.
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