Synod Study Groups Release ‘Interim’ Reports as Most Continue Working

Synod study groups release ‘interim’ reports as most continue working

The study groups Pope Francis had established to provide an in-depth reflection on controversial, complex or "emerging" questions raised during the Synod of Bishops on synodality have published interim reports.

Synod's vapid interim report offers word salads, not moral or theological clarity

The Synod report foreshadows a ‘paradigm shift’ consistent with and 'in continuity with Vatican II.'

Synod: Interim reports of Study Groups published

Established by Pope Francis in March 2024, the Study Groups have delivered reports on the work carried out so far, starting from the conclusion of the ...

Synod study groups release 'interim' reports as most continue working

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The study groups Pope Francis had established to provide an in-depth reflection on controversial, complex or “emerging” questions raised during the Synod of Bishops on synodality have published interim reports. The groups were asked to look at questions including the formation of priests, the selection of bishops, women’s leadership in the church and ministry to LGBTQ Catholics. The late pope had asked the groups to complete…