Pope Francis urges young people to be rooted in their faith at a Bangkok mass. ‘Without this firm sense of rootedness, we can become bewildered by the voices of this world that compete for our attention.’
BANGKOK - Pope Francis warned on Friday that technology and globalization were homogenizing young people around the world to the point where their uniqueness and cultural individuality were becoming endangered species.
“This produces a cultural devastation that is just as serious as the disappearance of species of animals and plants,” he said. In a talk to priests and nuns gathered in the village church, Francis paid tribute to those killed to those killed for their faith in the past. The World War Two period and other spells of persecution are considered aberrations and today relations between Buddhists and Catholics are generally very good.
This has provoked criticism from some conservatives who favor an aggressive approach and largely oppose what is known as “inculturation,” or adapting Church teachings to local culture.
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