In what is being seen as
another 'revolution' in Pope Francis's Church, the pontiff has
decided to open up bishops' synods to "all the people of God",
the Vatican said Friday.
A synod, henceforth, will not be "just an event but a process
that involves the People of God in synergy with the episcopal
College and the Bishop of Rome (the pope) , each according to
their function", the Holy See said.
The next synod will be organised in three stages, between
October 2021 and October 2023, with a diocesan phase, a
continental one, and the conclusive one at the level of the
Universal Church, it said.
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