Columnist: Youth Synod will only drive young people away from Catholic Church VATICAN CITY, October 19, 2018, (LifeSiteNews) Instead of composing a useless document filled with reheated progressive clichés about the need to reach the youth and stay relevant, bishops should consider why traditional parishes seem to do so well, asserts an essayist writing for The Federalist about the currently happening Vatican-run Youth Synod now underway in Rome. The author, Auguste Meyrat, sees little chance for anything helpful resulting from the Youth Synod.