Document final — Les jeunes

Then there are differences between countries – and within countries – caused by societal structures and economic resources that divide, at times dramatically, those with access to the growing opportunities offered by globalization from those who live on the fringes of society or in rural areas and find themselves excluded or discarded. A number of interventions pointed to the need for the Church courageously to side with them and to help build alternatives that eliminate exclusion and marginalization, while strengthening acceptance, accompaniment and integration. This entails acknowledging the indifference that affects many Christians too, and to overcome it by stressing the social dimension of the faith.