In what is probably the least religious country in Europe, Pope Francis said he is surprised by how many people hold firm to their faith despite all the sexual abuse and financial scandals in the Catholic Church.
"We know – as you have told us – that many young people do not ask anything of us because they do not believe we have anything meaningful to say about their lives," the Pope said during an ecumenical meeting with young adults in Estonia.
Some young people "even ask to be left in peace because they feel the Church's presence is a bother or even irritating – and it's true," he said. And the bolder ones say, "Don't you see nobody is listening to you anymore or believes what you have to say?"
