John Thavis, a former Rome bureau chief for Catholic News Service.
This is CNN ! Thavis is a journalist. And it sounds like he opposes the proposal.
FULL TEXT OF REPORT HERE (below the article at the link below):
http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2014/10/13/synod_on_family_midterm_report_presented,_2015_synod_announ/1108442