During a Vatican press conference yesterday presenting the outline of the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East, Archbishop Nikola Eterovic told reporters there was talk of having another special assembly for America.
The last synod for America was held in 1997. It included bishops, priests, religious and lay representatives from the northern reaches of North America all the way down to the southern tip of South America.
The decision to hold a special assembly, he said, “depends on the pastoral situation (of the region) and also on the bishops requesting it.”
There has been “talk of a special assembly for America. However, it is an idea that needs fleshing out,” he added.
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Whispers of another Roman Catholic Synod for America
During a Vatican press conference yesterday presenting the outline of the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East, Archbishop Nikola Eterovic told reporters there was talk of having another special assembly for America.
The last synod for America was held in 1997. It included bishops, priests, religious and lay representatives from the northern reaches of North America all the way down to the southern tip of South America.
The decision to hold a special assembly, he said, “depends on the pastoral situation (of the region) and also on the bishops requesting it.”
There has been “talk of a special assembly for America. However, it is an idea that needs fleshing out,” he added.
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