Vatican issues synod on synodality working document

The text acknowledges tensions in the synodal process but says ‘we should not be frightened by them.’

Broader participation in the decision-making processes of the Church is a prominent theme of the working document for the first global session on the Synod on Synodality, which was officially released Tuesday by the Vatican. 

Bishops attend 2015 family synod in Rome. © Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

The document will form the basis of discussion at the first …