In 2023, Pope Francis chose Timothy Radcliffe to open the Synod on Synodality. The Dominican friar began his words by confessing, “I am old, white, a Westerner, and a man! I don’t know which is worse.” He went on to suggest that in the face of the divine, where one stands on doctrinal matters is of little importance. “If we are truly on the way to the Kingdom, does it really matter whether you align yourselves with so-called traditionalists or progressives?” he asked.