“Being a synodal Church means being a Church that is the sacrament of Christ’s promise that the Spirit will always be with us.” (Pope Francis, 18 September 2021).
Becoming a synodal Church transforms the Church more authentically. For Pope Francis, this change requires mindset and cultural conversion and leads to structural adjustments. He describes it as “moving structurally towards a synodal Church, an open square where all can feel at home and participate” (Pope Francis, 09 October 2021).
The Pope describes this becoming a synodal Church as an opportunity to become a “listening Church” and a Church of “closeness, compassion and tender love” which better reflects the “style of God”. (Pope Francis, 09 October 2021).
