RECENT COLUMNS
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Diane Montagna
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David Warren
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Stephen P. White
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H.W. Crocker III
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Randall Smith
NEWS
COMMENTARY
RECENT COLUMNS
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Diane Montagna
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David Warren
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Stephen P. White
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H.W. Crocker III
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Randall Smith
NEWS
COMMENTARY
What, exactly, is this “Synod”?
Xavier Rynne II (George Weigel)
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
By definition in canon law (342.1), a synod “is a group of Bishops selected from different parts of the world who meet together . . .” With many non-episcopal members, the 2023 Synod must clarify its own specific character and authority, specifically what is meant by such chameleon-like terms as “synodality” and “synodal Church.”