Vatican City, Oct 13, 2008 / 08:00 am
At Monday morning’s assembly of bishops on the Word of God, Cardinal George Pell and Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko both spoke about ways to reach the modern world with the Scriptures.
Cardinal Pell, who recently hosted World Youth Day in his diocese this past July, described five ways that bishops can "clear the way for the Spirit to work effectively when the Word of God encounters individuals and communities."
The first idea offered by the Australian cardinal was the formation of young adult lay teams to witness to Christ in youth groups, parishes, schools, and universities.
Secondly, he proposed "the development of contemporary equivalents of the medieval Mystery Plays" to help people engage the Word of God. As examples he cited the World Youth Day Way of the Cross, Oberammergau and 'The Passion of the Christ' film.