Christ vivit

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Christ vivit ( lat. 'Christ lives') is a post-synodal letter from Pope Francis named after his incipit . It bears the subtitle: "To the young people and to all the people of God". With this papal letter, the Pope summarizes the results of the Synod of Bishops on the subject of youth. The 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops took place from October 3rd to 28th, 2018 and was themed “Youth, Faith and Appeal Decision”. The letter was signed by the Pope on March 25, 2019 and published on April 2, 2019.

contents

  • introduction
  • Chapter One: What Does the Word of God Say About Young People? (5th - 21st)
  • Second chapter: Jesus Christ is always young (22. - 63.)
  • Third chapter: you are the now of God (64. - 110)
  • Chapter four: the great message for all young people (111-1333)
  • Chapter five: Paths of Youth (134th - 178th)
  • Chapter six: young people with roots (179-2010)
  • Seventh chapter: The pastoral care of young people (202. - 247.)
  • Chapter eight: the calling (248-277)
  • Chapter 9: Spiritual Discernment (278-298)
  • Closing words (299.)

Summary

The post-synodal writing is 60 pages long and is divided into nine chapters containing a total of 299 articles. The Pope essentially addresses the challenge of a young church , describing the situation of young people and highlighting their problems. He responds to the relationships between the generations and suggests a change in youth pastoral care . As an important link, it reinforces the Christian image of marriage and family.

In addition, he demands humility for the demands to be implemented , but at the same time demands courage to change. Further topics are the warning against adapting to the zeitgeist , social hardship, youth unemployment , digitization , migration and the abuse scandal .

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