[RBStealth]

The real synod occurs in 2015, the one going on now is prepatory. Its brainstorming, its throwing stuff against the wall to see what sticks. Its also a useful process for self-outing those bishops who are obviously getting carried away in some of these discussions. Some or many of its bishops, and consequently the church, have been infected by the culture,secularism and the thinking of the age.

Keep in mind that this synod is not even what the press makes it out to be. It is putting together an agenda of things to discuss for next year’s meeting. Next years meeting will have an agenda that will be thoroughly vetted by the Pope. After the meeting a year from now, formal recommendations WILL be adopted and sent to the Pope for disposition.

[defconw]

Preach on Father! Preach On! Hysteria is exactly the word for this cluster. Most especially on Free Republic. Oh the many stand around gleefully rubbing their hands together screeching and yelling see, see we told you, that you Catholics suck! The amazing thing is do they think I would actually want to sit next to them on a Sunday? Really?

[Mrs. Don-o]

good.

[Jeff Chandler]

Unfortunately, the message being heard by most Catholics is the Church now approves sausage-sucking.

[ebb tide]

Some or many of its bishops, and consequently the church, have been infected by the culture,secularism and the thinking of the age.

But don't these wayward bishops that you speak of have a boss? Why doesn't the Boss shut down all dissension against Church doctrine, with the snap of his fingers, at this Synod?

Or is the Bishop of Rome also infected by "the culture, secularism and the thinking of the age"?

[Rashputin]

The real problem is the Vatican having a surplus of patience for propaganda clique within it's own ranks.

Give Burke a the job of straightening out "information" translations and flow.