By Guest Writers, EWTN News - In, the last 50 or 60 years or so, the Catholic Church has done a poor job of engaging with and attracting young people… There are two main reasons for this failure. The first is a fear of “pushing young people away.” This loosely translates to “I don’t want to offend anyone.”.. The second reason for failure is an inability to communicate to young people in the place where they are spending the vast majority of their time and attention. Namely, digital media.