Synod participants have said Pope Francis’s instructions on women priests and blessings for same-sex couples prior to the gathering eliminated the distraction of getting hung up on specific issues and created space for other topics to be addressed.
ROME – Participants in the Synod of Bishops on Synodality selected by organizers to speak with the media have said Pope Francis’s comments on women priests and blessings for same-sex couples prior to the gathering eliminated the distraction of getting hung up on specific issues, thereby creating space for other topics to be addressed. The