The XVI General Synod of Bishops takes place in an unprecedented manner up to now and at unprecedented stages so far. It is realized not only in the Vatican but in every particular Church on the five continents. For the first time in the history of the Church, the synod is being held in a decentralized manner. The reality of communion-community, but also participation and mission, are constitutive for the Church. It must simply be said that communion is synodal or it is not present at all. It sounds like a slogan, but its meaning is precise: synodality is the Church’s most participant form of communion. In walking together of the People of God with their shepherds, in a synodal process in which all participate, each according to his function, reciprocity of entities is established which under the guidance of the Holy Spirit lead the Church of Christ forward.
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