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synod questions
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What is the question to answer? This Synod poses the following two-part fundamental question: A synodal Church, in announcing the Gospel, “journeying together.” Or “walking together”
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What is a synod?
The word “synod” means “walking together on the way.” It is when the Church (clergy and laity) come together to discuss a particular area affecting the Church and the world.
What is the purpose of this “Synod on Synodality”?
Pope Francis is calling us to live out the fullness of what it means to walk together (to be a Synodal Church) where all members of her body, not just the ordained leadership, get an opportunity to express how they believe the Spirit is moving in their community. This synod is a mass consultative effort to discern together.
What is the question to answer?
This Synod poses the following two-part fundamental question: A synodal Church, in announcing the Gospel, “journeying together.” Or “walking together”-
- How is this “journeying together” happening today in our local Church?
- What steps does the Spirit invite us to take in order to grow in our “journeying together”?
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Pope Francis invites the entire Church to reflect on a theme that is decisive for its life and mission: “It is precisely this path of synodality which God expects of the Church of the third millennium.” This journey, which follows in the wake of the Church’s “renewal” proposed by the Second Vatican Council, is both a gift and a task: by journeying together and reflecting together on the journey that has been made, the Church will be able to learn through Her experience which processes can help Her to live communion, to achieve participation, to open Herself to mission.
Learn more about the synodal process by visiting the Vatican Synod website.
Please note, the deadline for the Diocesan Reports is on June 30, 2022.
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