Pope Francis and reforms of the Church (2019) (SUF edition)

Full edition for scientific use. The long-term study ‘Religion in People's Lives’ has been conducted every ten years since 1970 and provides comprehensive data on the development of religion in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. The 2020 study will be accompanied by this online survey to gain additional insights. The Roman Catholic Church is undergoing an epochal change, as religion is now seen as an individual choice and no longer as a cultural destiny. In the future, there will be fewer Catholics but more committed Christians. This movement will be organised in a network structure, with communities (‘hostels’) that live the Gospel and are socially committed. This change will not be controlled by centralised institutions, but will develop from the grassroots, inspired by the Gospel and the Second Vatican Council. The reforms will emerge from the dynamics of local communities.

供科研使用的完整版。自1970年起每十年开展一次的长期研究《民众生活中的宗教》（Religion in People's Lives），为奥地利、德国与瑞士的宗教发展状况提供了全面数据。本次2020年的研究配套推出该线上调研，以获取更多补充性洞察。罗马天主教会正经历划时代的变革：宗教如今被视为个人选择，而非文化宿命。未来天主教徒的人数将有所减少，但虔诚的基督徒群体规模会有所扩大。该运动将采用网络架构开展运作，其组成的信仰社群（hostels）以践行福音教义、投身社会公益为己任。这场变革不会由集权式机构主导，而是将以福音教义与第二次梵蒂冈大公会议为精神指引，从基层自发演进。相关改革将源自地方社群的内生动力。