A Report About the Synod
We were recently included on a Zoom Call, along with 1.200 others, to learn about the effects of the Recent Synod.
The Synod, in conjunction with Vatican II, offered new "Talking Points" about the state of Catholicism here, and abroad. Traditionally, lay people, including Women, were not part of of the Synod process. In October, women and Deacons were included, along with Priests and others who are less formally affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church.
THE SYNOD"S BLUEPOINT INCLUDED BASIC GOALS:
I.
STRIVING TO INCLUDE ALL
WHO HAVE BEEN BAPTISED.
II.
UNIFYING EASTERN CATHOLIC CHURCHES
WITH THE LATIN CHURCH
III.
RECOGNIZING OUR NEED TO INFILTRATE WITH CREATIVITY AND CAREFULLY ARTICULATE MEANINGFUL OVERTURES TO THE YOUNG.
IV.
UNEQUIVOCALLY INCLUDING AND FOSTERING WOMENS' INVOLVEMENT AND VALUING THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS WHILE EXPANDING
THEIR ROLES IN CATHOLICISM.
V.
ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR GRADING AND OVERSEEING BISHOPS THUS
REVIEWING THEIR HIERARCHY.
VI.
DEEPENING THE RELATIONSHIPS OF ALL WITHIN THE CHURCH AND ABLY CONFRONTING THE MARGINALIZATION OF CERTAIN CATHOLICS.
VII.
CONSIDERING CHANGING THE WAYS
THE CHURCH CONFRONTS AND ADDRESSES
ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLES.
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