In New Synodal Document, U.S. Bishops Rejoice at Creating a Safe Harbor for Everyone Except Catholics, by Robert Morrison

By Robert Morrison, Remnant Columnist, The Remnant, June 3, 2024

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” (Matthew 7:15)

On May 28, 2024, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops published its “National Synthesis of the People of God in the United States of America for the Interim Stage of the 2021-2024 Synod.” Relatively few people will take time to read the insignificant document, and those who do will likely find it to be generally incoherent. Whether it is a deliberate attempt to further undermine the Church, or simply a fruit of decades of rampant sin and poor theological training, the USCCB’s new Synodal document provides yet another demonstration of the fact that many U.S. bishops no longer understand the Catholic Faith well enough to defend it.

The U.S. bishops have found so much tension and turmoil as they construct their Synodal Safe Harbor because such work is entirely opposed to the program set forth by St. Pius: that of restoring all things in Christ. Ultimately, these tensions arise from the tragic reality that Catholics know the shepherds should be defending the Catholic Faith but instead see them compromising with anti-Catholic, woke ideologies.

If there is a general theme of the new Synodal document, it would arguably be that of “tension,” which the document mentions seventeen times:

• “Along the synodal path the Spirit opens up spaces where we can speak about longstanding tensions while at the same time deepening the bonds of our baptismal communion.” …

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