[Catholic Caucus] What Pope Francis Had to Say About the Synod on Synodality During In-Flight Press Conference

National Catholic Register ^ | September 4, 2023 | Courtney Mares

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[Catholic Caucus] What Pope Francis Had to Say About the Synod on Synodality During In-Flight Press Conference

In his in-flight press conference returning from Mongolia on Monday, Pope Francis outlined his vision for the upcoming synodal assembly in October, which he said should be a prayerful exercise in dialogue free from ideology, not full of “political chatter” like a television talk show. 

Pope Francis was peppered with multiple questions about the Synod on Synodality from journalists traveling with him on the 10-hour flight from Ulaanbaatar to Rome on Sept. 4. 

“In the synod, there is no place for ideology,” Pope Francis told journalists on the chartered ITA Airways plane.

“There is no place for ideology, but there is room for dialogue, for an exchange between brothers and sisters,” he added.

Pope Francis emphasized the unique spiritual dimension of the first global Synod on Synodality assembly taking place at the Vatican Oct. 4-28. He said that he wants it to be “a religious moment.”

He highlighted how the synodal assembly should have three to four minutes of silent prayer between discussions, noting that this prayerful atmosphere should be what distinguishes a synodal assembly from “parliamentarianism.”

“Without this spirit of prayer, there is no synodality,” the Pope said.

“There is one thing that we have to keep — ‘the synodal atmosphere,’” Francis added.

The synod should not be like a television talk show where everything is discussed, the Pope explained, but a “dialogue between the baptized.”

“The synod is the dialogue between the baptized, who in the name of the Church, [discuss] the life of the Church, [and] dialogue with the world on the problems that affect humanity today,” he said.

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“Do not forget that the protagonist of the synod is the Holy Spirit,” Pope Francis underlined.

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“Do not forget that the protagonist of the synod is the Holy Spirit,” Pope Francis underlined.

The only protagonist of Bergoglio's evil Sin-Nod is Lucifer.

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Ping

[dangus]

Pope Francis seems to think he’s a medium, not a pope. Sorry, Frankie, but the Holy Spirit works from being in accord with the ancient and eternal magisterium with a faithful interpretation of universal revelation (i.e., understanding scriptures the way the ancients did.)

[Oystir]

To obtain a plenary indulgence for praying “for” the Pope, you need to:

Be detached from all sin, even venial.
Make a sacramental confession.
Receive Holy Communion.
Pray “for” the intentions of the Pope.

One sacramental Confession suffices for several plenary indulgences, but a separate Holy Communion and a separate prayer for the Holy Father’s intentions are required for each plenary indulgence.

Have you tried it Ebby? It might be a more effective route than condemning the Pope as Satan????

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It might be a more effective route than condemning the Pope as Satan????

Rather, I would recommend you make a sacramental confession for bearing false witness.

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Pray “for” the intentions of the Pope.

Are you kidding?

I pray every night for Bergoglio's conversion, not for his evil intentions to destroy the Catholic Church.

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Here is Bergoglio's intention for this October:

Are you going to pray for that intention, oystir?

Here's the traditional prayer intentions of Catholic popes:

1. The Exaltation of the Church
2. The Propagation of the Faith
3. The Extirpation of Heresy
4. The Conversion of Sinners
5. The Concord between Christian Princes
6. The Further Welfare of the Christian People

And the traditional monthly devotion of the Catholic Church for October has been, and still is, the Holy Rosary.

Which will you pray for, oystir? Bergoglio's evil Sin-Nod or devotion to Our Lady's Holy Rosary?

[Eva]

I started the Obama biography, the Rising Star, by David Garrow. He hasn’t mentioned Barack Obama yet. What he has mentioned is the Chicago Catholic Church and their union ties as well as the ties to the Chicago mob. It said that the Catholic power group started out maneuvering the steel workers and moved to trash collection and dumps. The Chicago Catholic Church seems to be almost entirely Jesuit, so it shouldn’t have surprised me.

[Chicory]

Not a plenary indulgence, just partial. Here is the prayer:

V. Let us pray for our Sovereign Pontiff

N.R. The Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.

(Roman Breviary) partial indulgence

Sounds like a great idea to pray this frequently!

[Maris Crane]

Does ANYONE really care what this man, the fake pope, says, or has said, or will say??????

This Catholic doesn’t.

So, I did not read it.

[Oystir]

I fail to see Lucifer in the Pope’s statement. Listening (discernment) sounds like a good idea!

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I fail to see Bergoglio actually convoking the Holy Ghost to be the protagonist at his evil sin-nod.

If you think listening to a bunch a homos arguing for homo blessings or listening to feminists calling for priestesses, is good idea, go for it! But that’s not coming from the Holy Ghost; it’s coming from Lucifer.

[Oystir]

The Pope mentioned none of those things in the statement you condemn.

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He invited James Martin to be both a speaker and a voting member at his upcoming Nod to Sin (Sin-Nod).

Actions are louder than words.

Remove the veil from your eyes.