Dynamism of Young Catholics in Africa

In Africa, particularly, We witness with joy and gratitude the extraordinary dynamism of young Catholics in cultural, social and political fields. They should cooperate with the Christian-inspired trade-union movements, as is being done in Vietnam, Equatorial Africa, and West Africa, and should establish cooperatives for purchasing and supplying. They should take part in national movements and community affairs, for the Church does not simply inspire piety: she meets all of life's problems. As a bearer of his continent's spiritual riches, the young African layman should bear witness to this spiritual wealth and cultivate it in his life and activities.

In conclusion, We give you two directives: first, cooperate with neutral and non- Catholic organizations and movements on the condition that and to the extent that you thereby serve the common good and the cause of God; secondly, play an important part in international organizations. This recommendation applies to all, but particularly to agricultural specialists.