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Pope Francis' Address to the Synod Fathers at Opening of Synod2018 on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment

‘Do not let yourselves be tempted, therefore, by the “prophets of doom” …keep your gaze fixed on the good that “often makes no sound’ it is neither a topic for blogs, nor front page news”, and do not be afraid “before the wounds of Christ’s flesh, always inflicted by sin and often by the children of the Church”