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Children Call for Greater Voice

July 24, 2008 |

Children should have a greater voice in politics and the Church, concluded an apostolic movement dedicated to kids and adolescents.

The Apostolic Movement of Children and Adolescents (MOANI, for its initials in Spanish) concluded today its 12th international encounter.

Olivie Thouret, president of the movement, affirmed in the inaugural address that “the voice of children is an important testimony in the universal Church.”

MOANI was established in France in 1929 under the guidance of Father Gaston Courtis, who began a children’s magazine. It is now present in 50 countries and seeks to aid children to live their faith according to their age.

Carlos Carvacho, spokesman for the 12th encounter, told ZENIT that a delegation led by children gave a statement to the Chilean government to “suggest a greater participation by children in public politics pertaining to them, and to inform [the officials] of the work undertaken by the movement in [Chile] and the world for more than a half century.”

Courtesy Zenit.org


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