The push for a European ecclesial assembly

What, and who, is behind the call for a permanent continental synodal forum?

The Catholic Church’s global headquarters may be in Europe, but the continent is in danger of being left behind amid the “synodal” transformation of Africa, Latin America, and Oceania.

Thomas Söding speaks at a synodal way press conference in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sept. 9, 2022. © Synodaler Weg/Maximilian von Lachner.

That, at least, is the contention of…