Vers un catholicisme de marché ? Les jeunes et le Congrès eucharistique de Québec

Abstract

The International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec (2008) provides a number of indicators on the status of religious experience among young people and their relationship with the Catholic tradition. While the event may seem disconnected from the dominant culture, it would not be possible without its contribution. Which characteristics of youth culture and the IEC have strong enough affinities for this event not only to be possible, but also to be considered a success ? What type of Catholicism is it ? Two hypotheses are proposed to explain this “product” of secularization: a manifestation of marketed “pure religion” or manifestation of a “religion of the market.”