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Synod on synodality

The Church's synod enters executive session

Could radical transparency bolster the synod on synodality?

JD Flynn
Sep 14, 2023
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Since he announced the Church’s synod on synodality, Pope Francis has said that he wants the process to be an “ecclesial” event: a common, prayerful discernment of the role of prayerful discernment in the life of the Church.

But in the U.S, at least, many Catholics are anxious about the synod, its agenda, and its outcomes.

A graphic from the working docum…

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