Listening to the critics of the synod

From the beginning of his papacy, Pope Francis has encouraged
Catholics to speak boldly and to air their criticisms openly.
Since, the pope initiated the three-year Synod on Synodality,
critics of the process have done just that. One such critic is
George Weigel, a distinguished senior fellow at the Ethics and
Public Policy Center and the author of numerous books including his
latest, To Sanctify the World: The Vital Legacy of Vatican II. To
better understand the concerns of those who are skeptical of the
synod, Zac and Ashley spoke with George, who is in Rome
contributing to First Thing’s “Letters from the Synod” series. They
discuss: - The confusion around what synodality really means and
whether the synod is a good use of the church’s “evangelical
energy” - Whether George sees the synodal process as inherently
problematic or if he’s more concerned about who is, and isn’t, in
the synod hall - Whether the synod is in accordance with the vision
of church articulated at the Second Vatican Council In Signs of the
Times, Zac discusses where we are in the synod process and looks
ahead to the drafting of the assembly’s final document. Links from
the show: The Synod on Synodality at the halfway point Letters from
the Synod Jesuitical’s synod coverage is sponsored in part by the
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