The 52-page document, which was approved by 355 synod members in attendance, outlines the proposals reached by consensus for Church renewal.The proposals include expanded women’s leadership roles excluding ordination, greater lay participation in decision-making, and some structural reforms, the most signifcant being strenthening pastoral and diocesan councils. In comparison with the 2023 Synthesis report, the text does present more concrete recommendations and clearer structural guidelines. Click here to read a summary of the key documents shaping the next steps for the future of our Church.
Click here to read the report in English. Click here to read the report in its original Italian. Click here to read the response of Women's ordniation advocates to the Synod report. Click here to read New Ways Ministry's disappointment of the failure of the 2024 Synod to once again ignore the LBGTQ+ issues. Click here to read NCR's report on the call of the Synod for all baptized Catholics to become involved in shaping the future of our Church. Click here to read the Vatican News on the five parts that make up the structure of the report. Click here to read America Magazine's perspective that controversial issues are here to stay.
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We have begun to genuinely join our voices together behaving as a synodal Church. Let us now gather with fellow parishioners. our priests, and community members to determine how we might become personally involved in making our local community more synodal - that is, involving the people in sharing the responsibility of our Church community. It is time for the people to no longer just sit in the pews, as Pope Francis has said so clearly, but time to stand up and become involved in carrying our communities into the future. The real work of becoming a synodal Church begins now. It is crucial that we stay involved in the process. We at CCRI will keep you informed and continue to gather online as a community.
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Rene Reid, CCRI director
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