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By Jonathan Liedl, National Catholic Register, October 24, 2024

Jonathan Liedl is senior editor for the Register. His background includes state Catholic conference work, three years of seminary formation, and tutoring at a university Christian study center. Liedl holds a B.A. in Political Science and Arabic Studies (Univ. of Notre Dame), an M.A. in Catholic Studies (Univ. of St. Thomas), and is currently completing an M.A. in Theology at the Saint Paul Seminary. He lives in Minnesota’s Twin Cities. …

 

A synod commission writing team is currently incorporating amendments into the document’s text, which synod delegates will vote on Saturday evening, paragraph by paragraph.

Jonathan LiedlFor those concerned about making sure the Synod on Synodality doesn’t open the way to contested changes in Church teaching and practice, the draft version of its final document appears to be good enough.

But it might not stay that way.

That’s because 1,000 amendments to the text, which was released to delegates at the start of this week, are currently being incorporated into the final document by a small writing team overseen by a commission of synod members. …