"The Ukrainian prelate had suggested that the Synod discuss how the Eastern churches, Catholic and Orthodox, could be drawn together."
$50.00 says +Lubomyr is the LAST hierarch either Rome or Orthodoxy would look to for talks about a union of the Orthodox and Eastern Rite Churches in communion with Rome.
And you could have gone much higher with no risk of loss.
"The Ukrainian prelate had suggested that the Synod discuss how the Eastern churches, Catholic and Orthodox, could be drawn together."
Gee. Why didn't we think of that? Oh wait... we did. Decades ago. Not a Synod, ok, but discussions, yes. Orthodox bishops talking with Catholic bishops about topics that we seem divided on. For example, in 1969 we discussed, and reached an agreement on, the Holy Eucharist. Big or small, it's a step in the right direction. The situation with the Eastern Catholics has the process bogged, but nobody has thrown the towel in yet. Talks are scheduled to resume later this year. Maybe we'll make some more progress. I really hope so, because we have a lot more left to discuss and the clock is ticking. But the point I'd like to make is that when this guy stands up and starts talking about calling a Synod to address the issue of unity like there is nothing to it, it's a scandal.