Discussion about this post

User's avatar
Nicholas Porritt's avatar

One thing not mentioned in article is language. The Church has developed an official vocabulary and terminology that is incomprehensible and impenetrable to the lay reader. I say this as a corporate lawyer used to working through long, dense documents filled with arcane language. But I read official statements from the Vatican or USCCB and I have virtually no idea what they are trying to express. The same applies to the synodal process. I missed our parish sessions so I tried to fill out the online questions. I did not understand what they were asking about so I just gave up. I suspect a lot of people felt the same way. The questions just did not address issues that concern me (and I think others) in a direct way and were just not engaging.

Expand full comment
Pat's avatar

What is the state of the Church in Antarctica? I would love to see an explainer on that

Expand full comment
16 more comments...
Latest

No posts