RAISED CONCERNS DURING SYNODAL PROCESS (2021-2023
There were some issues which were raised in Small Christian communities (SCC) that the participants chosen to be part of the synodal delegates would address in their deliberations. In the synodal mode, priests are exhorted to willingly listen to the laity, consider their wants in a fraternal spirit, recognise their experience and competence in the different areas of human activity, so that together with them they will be able to recognise the signs of the times. In the Church, no one person does everything, but different gifts are integrated with one another in the common mission. It is up to the pastor to ensure harmony among all and to promote the charisms present in the community in view of the mission. The Charisms take the form of ministries when they are publicly recognised by the community and by those responsible for leading the community. In this way, they are placed at the service of the mission stably and constantly. The parish can't be centred on itself but oriented to...
