Bishop Aguiar, Auxiliary Bishop of Lisbon, Chairman of the World Youth Day Preparatory Committee, and quasi-cardinal Bishop Aguiar accepted an interview with this news website after the end of the World Youth Day to express his gratitude. Bishop Aguiar is convinced that World Youth Day is a watershed moment for change.
(Vatican News Network) The day after the closing of the World Youth Day, Bishop Américo Aguiar, Auxiliary Bishop of Lisbon and Chairman of the World Youth Day Organizing Committee, was interviewed by this news network and expressed his deep gratitude to Pope Francis, because the Pope Invite young people to live a culture of encounter on World Youth Day. The Bishop also thanked the young people for their generosity in accepting the invitation to participate in this event. On this occasion, Bishop Aguiar, who will receive the cardinal’s red hat in September this year, also pointed out that he believes that he was elected cardinal because of his love for young people.
The quasi-cardinal Bishop Aguiar firmly believes that the World Youth Day is a “watershed” for the local churches that host the event, and it is the “beginning of change”: “We have witnessed Christ living in the hearts of young people, and we have experienced Christ living in every day. personal heart.”
At the moment when young people are returning home from the World Youth Day pilgrimage, Bishop Aguiar is sure that “many young people will become the pioneers of new things in the Church. In Lisbon, young people have personally felt a God who is close to them, just like the Holy Father Pope. emphasized many times over the past few days”, the “gentle and merciful” God.
Asked about the next World Youth Day in Seoul in 2027, the quasi-cardinal quoted the Pope at the closing mass: “It will certainly be a grand event that demonstrates the resilience and universality of the Church.” .”
Referring to the fact that on September 30 this year, Bishop Aguiar will receive the cardinal’s red hat together with 20 other bishops at the Privy Council, Bishop Aguiar said: “I believe that the Holy Father Pope chose me because I Care for youth. Since I am young, I can be a reference point for youth.”
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2023-08-08 10:45:17
