And so, as for allowing the divorced-and-remarried to receive Communion, Maria Inés Narvaja [the Pope's niece] thinks that the Pope “will obey what the synod decides.” In his Encyclical Evangelii gaudium, she recalls, Francis indicates that communion “is not a prize, but food for the pilgrim”. “I have spoken with him about it at length, given my personal situation,” she adds. “Those who receive communion are not receiving a certificate of good conduct.”