Does it matter who votes at the synod of bishops?

Laity, religious, and all manner of clergy will vote at the synod on synodality. Is it really a 'synod of bishops'?

As the first month of the Vatican’s synod on synodality moves closer to an end, participants will soon begin working to prepare a document synthesizing their discussion, which will eventually help form the basis for the recommendation the synod makes to the pope at the end of another month-long gathering, to be held next year.

Participants will review an…