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Is synodal secrecy the best way to go?

Russell Shaw, National Catholic Register

Friday, September 15, 2023

The Synod on Synodality, like many other Vatican meeting’s will be held behind closed doors. But if the “synodal Church” that Pope Francis wants is to be the open, transparent affair he speaks of, is a synod with tight controls on information flow the best way of running it?

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