A letter from a headless synod?

The synodal assembly has decided to write a letter to "the People of God," setting itself up as its own voice, separate from the pope

As the synodal sessions in Rome approach their half-time break, participants are preparing to vote on the text of an interim report on their work. The assembly has also decided to issue a “Letter to the People of God” — a novelty, given the make up of the institution. 

The synodal assembly’s decision to address the whole Church on its own behalf is remar…