On December 2017, 12, Sophia University held Japan's first attempt to have a dialogue with Pope Francis through a video line, "Let's talk with Pope Francis."
Pope Francis is the first Pope from the Catholic Jesuits, the founding body of Sophia University, and since Sophia University is an educational institution established by the Jesuits in 1928, this project "Let's talk with Pope Francis" Was realized.It is extremely rare for the Pope to set up a forum for individual dialogue with a particular university, and this was the first attempt in Japan.
By connecting Vatican and Yotsuya Campus through a video line, students and students from schools run by Sophia University and other schools operated by Sophia University will have an opportunity to experience the personality of the Pope by directly interacting with Pope Francisco, and at the same time, the Pope and the university. It was held for the purpose of deepening exchanges with.
On the day of the meeting, eight questions were finally selected from the approximately 100 questions asked by the students to the Pope, and the Pope answered each one. When asked, "What was the happiest thing about being elected Pope?", "The joy for me is not one, but many things come together to form great joy. In particular, meeting and talking with children, the elderly, and the sick is a source of joy. "
In addition, the question "The importance of education is pointed out in order to survive in a globalized modern society, but what is the most important purpose of university education?" Is the danger of pursuing only career advancement and success. "Education that consumes people rather than grows serves meritocracy, and putting merit in a already meritocracy society can sometimes have bad consequences." Concerns were expressed.
Regarding concerns and hopes for young people today, he is concerned that he will forget about culture, history, family, human roots and memories, become a rootless, non-growth person, and "talk to and roots in the elderly. I want you to look for. Always move around, have roots, challenge the present and look to the future. With such young people, the world can be changed. "
