Amazon Synod: How Pope Francis is shaping a new style of conversation in the Church

Amazon Synod: How Pope Francis is shaping a new style of conversation in the Church Pope Francis will next month preside over one of his most important assemblies yet, the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region. A working document released in June 2018 identified what the synod's three key themes would be: the role of women in the Church, the rights and traditions of indigenous people, and the need to provide greater access to the Eucharist. Synodality means being accustomed to different paces, to different partners, to different narratives. There are no heretics anymore where the narrative is one of dialogue. In this as well as in so many other ways, Pope Francis has shaped a new style of conversation in the Church. Read More Follow us :     THE WORLD'S PREMIER ONLINE CATHOLIC DAILY   © 2019 - Bayard – All rights reserved - @international.la-croix.com is a site of la Croix Network * You are receiving this newsletter because you have subscribed to our service. However, if you wish to unsubscribe, please click here