Posted on 04/13/2023 5:31:44 PM PDT by ebb tide
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ Jesus, We are grateful for the opportunity to share with you the North American Final Document for the Continental Stage of the 2021-2024 Synod: For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission. This significant document is the product of the deepening of the discernment begun by the Church in North America in October 2021. This document also marks a moment of unity and collaboration between the People of God in Canada and the United States of America, a particularly grace-filled experience we hope will be continued into the future. This Final Document is an important moment for the Church in the United States and Canada, strengthening our response to the request of the Holy Father Pope Francis to embrace synodality as the way forward for the Church in the modern world. This document is, among other things, a testament to the work of the Spirit within the communion of the baptized, whose voices have a unique dignity. It also explores those areas where we must turn our attention as we continue cultivating a more synodal Church in Canada and the United States.
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The responsibility of ministry is not just for priests, but for each baptized person. This is a real space where we can allow women and some of the more marginalized folks in the Church to really take up leadership roles” (Session XI Group 7).
“We have come a long way, but we deplore the fact that women cannot invest themselves fully” (Session V Group 4).
Central in the discernment of these questions is the faithful acknowledgment of women’s baptismal dignity. A frequently heard call was that “more space needs to be opened for them, especially at decision-making tables” (Session IV Group 8). The Church in North America was encouraged to “recognize, discern, and promote the role of women. . . so that they may have a greater presence in the Church” (Session IV Group 5).
Ping
Let me speak the simple truth to this gobbledegook:
There will never be women priests in the Catholic Church.
This ‘synodality’ nonsense is very dangerous, possibly leading to a major schism in the Church.
Women in Church leadership consists of gossip and slander as the means for gaining power.
Just my experience.
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