YOUNG PEOPLE, THE FAITH AND VOCATIONAL DISCERNMENT RELIGION, THE FAITH AND THE CHURCH LimeSurvey

YOUNG PEOPLE, THE FAITH AND VOCATIONAL DISCERNMENT

The goal of this questionnaire – aimed at young people throughout the world from 16 to 29 years of age – is to provide you with the opportunity to communicate, express and recount who you are and what you want to say about yourself.

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RELIGION, THE FAITH AND THE CHURCH

Do you practice some type of religion?

Choose one of the following answers

Yes, the Catholic religion

Yes, a non-Catholic Christian religion

Yes, I feel like a Christian but without any affiliation

Yes, a non-Christian monotheistic religion

Yes, another religion

Yes, I believe in a Supreme Being but without any religious affiliation

No, I do not believe in any religion

I believe that it is not worth commenting on religion

Can you say how often you participate in religious services?

Choose one of the following answers

At least once a week

At least once a month

Every now and then during the year

Only on special occasions

Never

When you were 12 years old how often did you participate in religious services?

Choose one of the following answers

At least once a week

At least once a month

Every now and then during the year

Only on special occasions

Never

How important is religion in your life?

Choose one of the following answers

(one answer only)

Very much

A lot

Fairly

Just a little

Not at all

I don’t know

In thinking of God which words come to mind?

Check all that apply

more than one answer is possible

A plan for life

Gift of self

Personal fulfilment

The consecrated life

Priesthood

Faith

A divine call

Fear

Freedom

Doubt

An invitation

Pressure

Service

Encounter

Marriage / Family

From your experience, how much do you appreciate the following aspects of the Catholic Church?

(1 not at all, 2 just a little, 3 fairly, 4 greatly, 5 very much)

	1	2	3	4	5
Social and charitable activity	1	2	3	4	5
Missionary presence in developing countries	1	2	3	4	5
Catechesis	1	2	3	4	5
Activities proposed in the parish or in groups of young people	1	2	3	4	5
Liturgical celebrations	1	2	3	4	5
Catholic schools/ universities	1	2	3	4	5
The activities of teachers and religious	1	2	3	4	5
The activities of young people’s groups	1	2	3	4	5

What do you consider of particular urgency for the Catholic Church today?

Please select 3 answers

Indicate three in order of importance

	1	2	3	No answer
Major promotion and defense of life from conception to natural death	1	2	3	No answer
Particular attention to peace	1	2	3	No answer
Particular attention to the environment	1	2	3	No answer
Particular attention to a life of prayer	1	2	3	No answer
Studying a way of relevantly speaking to the world of today	1	2	3	No answer
major moral coherence between behaviour and professed values	1	2	3	No answer
Particular attention to social problems	1	2	3	No answer
Dialogue with other religions	1	2	3	No answer
Particular attention to defend professed truths	1	2	3	No answer