“If the one influencing you is Jesus and the Gospel, go right ahead, influence other people through this social media, which is a world in itself,” Tagle said.
The cardinal made the statement at the “One Filipino Reunion” in Lisbon, which was highlighted with a Mass led by Bishop Rex Andrew Alarcon of CBCP Episcopal Commission on Youth at St. Mary Magdalene Church.
Along with Alarcon were Bishop Bartolome Santos of Iba and Bishop Severo Caermare of the CBCP Episcopal Commission on Indigenous Peoples.
More than a thousand Filipino pilgrims are currently in the Portuguese capital for the weeklong gathering of young people from across the world, which formally kicked off on Aug. 1.
About 500,000 young people from all over the world filled Eduardo VII Park on Thursday to welcome Pope Francis, who led the welcoming ceremony of WYD.
According to Tagle, WYD is testimony that “our faith in Jesus makes us really one” in a world “marked by so much divisiveness, prejudice, and discrimination.”