A Synod of No Surprises - The Catholic Thing

A Synod of No Surprises - The Catholic Thing The IL opens with a proclamation: “The People of God have been on the move since Pope Francis convened the whole Church in Synod in October 2021.” Really? Meetings have certainly been held. Long and windy and vague texts produced. All this, it’s said, better to preach the Gospel. But what is that Gospel? The human alienation from God due to sin and God’s unmerited grace in redeeming us in Jesus Christ. The Synod leaders say they don’t want to touch on doctrines or settle disputes within the Church, but only to find a way of “walking together” in our differences. But we’re not talking about the differences between Franciscans and Dominicans. Current divisions amount to different Gospels.