Jeff City bishop walks back Mass hymn policy, opens synodal consultation

"I am eager to hear from everyone, in a synodal process of deep listening, as we embark on this process together," the bishop said.

After new policies for liturgical music made a splash last week, Bishop Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City softened them Tuesday, announcing a year-long consultation on liturgical music in his Missouri diocese. 

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The bishop announced Nov. 5 that he would begin a “synodal process of consultation and discernment regardin…