“The Synod on synodality occupies a very different position. The Russian invasion of Ukraine in Feb 2022 cast a somber shadow on grassroots synodal consultations in Europe, ...Even more, the 1st session of the assembly overlapped ominously with the start of the war between Israel and Hamas.”
“Rather, they respond to the pope's expectation that men from the peripheries of the Catholic Church should participate in the next conclave. This is true, for example, of the cardinals from the new cardinals Mongolia, Mali and East Timor.”
“The distinguished Church historian, John O’Malley, wrote “The lightning-rod issue at the council was episcopal collegiality. No other section of any other document was more contested or received more minute scrutiny than chapter 3 of Lumen Gentium. ”
“Chapter 4 of SLMC, entitled “Conversion to Renew Synodality,” emphasizes the need to acquire a new consciousness of being Church...a further and more important step needs to be taken: Christians have to feel that they are being synodal,=actively participating in the life of the Church. ”
“the leading role of the Holy Spirit. According to Austen Ivereigh, papal biographer, faith in the action of the Spirit is 1 of the 2 elements that we must recognize in order to grasp Francis’ idea of synodality.pneumatological reconfiguration of the Church + regard to Christ and the Spirit.”
“I will first explain the importance of the Aparecida Dox for the whole Catholic Church. I will then focus on how synodality is acquiring a form that moves from the particular to the universal. I will also explore the challenges for this journey to become a reality, and why it is necessary.”
“Recovering Vatican II's image of "the pilgrim People of God", a biblically rich vision to replace the idea of the Church as an "unequal hierarchical society"”
“This theme of synodality, which PP defines as a new method of governing in the Church, was also addressed by the Jesuits who led the "Discerning Leadership" session. The Jesuits have been giving courses on the topic in Spanish and English since 2020 to Vatican officials who wish to take part.”
“The Gospel reading continues with Jesus saying to the scribes and Pharisees, "'Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her'… and in response, they went away one by one, beginning with the elders"”
“"Structuring into a basic Christian community represents a form of decentralization within the Church and allows the pastor and his collaborators to better know their parish, the faithful and their realities," explained Fr Gabriel Hozo, pastor of a parish in Kara Diocese, 414 kms north of Lomé.
“The process for communal discernment by the 278 members during the Plenary Council's 2 assemblies follows the practice of "spiritual conversations". 10 gps of members are reflecting on 16 questions across 6 themes: Conversion, Prayers, Formation, Structures, Governance and Institutions. ”
“Ahead of the November conference in Mexico involving the 22 bishops' conferences, the Paraguan bishops' conference (CEP) is aiming to make the national Church more synodal and outgoing, as indicated by Pope Francis on many occasions. ”
““Walking together is the constitutive way of the Church; the figure that allows us to interpret reality with the eyes and heart of God; the condition for following the Lord Jesus and being servants of life in this wounded time.”
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