No Rest for the Watchful – Synod Prep Begins Now

OnePeterFive ^ | 9/29/15 | Steve Skojec

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As much as we’d like to catch our breath after last week’s papal media blitz (which we’re still processing), the Synod begins in just five days.

It’s impossible to know for certain how things will play out, but with the list of synod appointees who openly defy Church teaching on sexuality, we can count on trouble. We know that last year, the coverage of faithful Catholic bloggers and news outlets was important in pushing back the Kasper agenda. We know that the bishops who participated in the Synod last year wanted their working group documents published to show where they differed from the mid-term relatio that caused so much scandal, and that they didn’t get their way. We also know now that the intention of those in charge of the Synod this year want to lock things down, producing no mid-term report and no final report, leaving everything in hands of Pope Francis.

I’ve already told you my theory on why.

If you haven’t read it yet, Ed Pentin’s book on last year’s Synod (which is now cheaper at Ignatius Press, for some reason)is absolutely critical in understanding the machinations and manipulations that are going on behind the scenes. (I’m hoping to review it soon, but I have to make time to finish reading it.)

Veteran Vaticanista Sandro Magister summarizes what we can expect in this year’s showdown: