Scrutinizing 'Synodality': Vatican to Conduct Seminar to Examine Concept

The National Catholic Register ^ | 1/4/16 | Edward Pentin

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VATICAN CITY - The Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops is to hold a seminar with specialists in ecclesiology and canon law to help attain a better understanding of synodality, the secretary general of the secretariat has said.

In a Dec. 30 interview with L'Osservatore Romano, Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri said the seminar, to take place in February, would aim to "build a discussion, or at least initiate further studies, starting from the doctrine and research that already exist."

He said there is a "need to give greater impetus to the study of ecclesial synodality on the part of theological and legal experts."

The news follows Pope Francis' landmark Oct. 17 address at an event to mark the 50th anniversary of the Synod of Bishops, in which he outlined his vision for a more collegial, decentralized and "listening" Church, based on the concept of synodality.

The Holy Father stressed the importance of listening to the sensus fidei - the sense of the faith, or of the faithful - in preventing a "rigid separation" between the Church and the Church's teaching. The flock, he said, has an "instinct" to discern the "new ways that the Lord is revealing to the Church."

Cardinal Baldisseri, who said he believes that address has "become one of the most powerful" of Francis' pontificate, said it placed "special emphasis on the role of episcopal conferences," something that was first hinted at in Francis' apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (The Proclamation of the Gospel in Today's World).

[marshmallow]

"Synodality" wasn't much in evidence at the recent synod, which had more of the appearance of a railroad job.

[Repent and Believe]

...The Holy Father stressed the importance of listening to the sensus fidei - the sense of the faith, or of the faithful - in preventing a ‘’rigid separation’’ between the Church and the Church’s teaching. The flock, he said, has an ‘’instinct” to discern the “new ways that the Lord is revealing to the Church.’’
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A Holy Father doesn’t teach unholy things.

The Lord is not ‘’revealing new ways to the Church’’.

The way you prevent a ‘’rigid separation’’ between the Church and the Church’s teaching is for the associates to repent of its unfaithfulness to the Church’s teaching.

This so-called “Holy Father” wants us to be content with a Year of All-ee all-ee in-free er, I mean “Mercy”.

Has anyone ever heard of the term “Anti-Pope” before? Saint Alphonsos Luguori outlines what is required to discern a heretic, and Bergoglio fits it to a Tee.

[Arthur McGowan]

The word “Potemkin” came to mind. The “Apostolic Exhortation” was all written before the “Synod” started. The “Apostolic Exhortation” hasn’t been published yet—because they have to pretend that it’s based on what the bishops said at the “Synod.”

[ErasmusJr.]

Arthur M - That’s rather cynical but you may be right. What diocese are you in?

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Francis is doing his damnedest to destroy the primacy of the papacy for his successors to come; but while he's in the chair, he's a dictator, e.g. his "catholic divorce" decree.