
A Synodal Church in Mission: Synthesis Report XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops: 2023
By: | Bishop. Brendan Leahy |
Publisher: | Veritas Publications |
Published: | December 2023 |
Pages: | 80 |
Categories: | Non-Fiction, Politics |
Language: | English |
Available as: | Hardback |
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At the behest of the Holy Father, the Assembly saw other members of the People of God gathered together and around the bishops. The bishops, united among themselves and with the Bishop of Rome, made manifest the Church as a communion of Churches. Lay people, those in consecrated life, deacons and priests were, together with the bishops, witnesses of a process that intends to involve the whole Church and everyone in the Church. Their presence reminded us that the Assembly is not an isolated event, but an integral part and a necessary step in the synodal process. The multiplicity of interventions and the plurality of positions voiced in the Assembly revealed a Church that is learning to embrace a synodal style and is seeking the most suitable ways to make this happen.