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“Synodality is already taking root at the local level in many parts of the Church worldwide,” observed Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, 70 president of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference and one of the Synod’s president delegates. Speaking in an exclusive interview with America magazine’s Vatican correspondent, Gerard O’Connell after the Synod concluded, he added, “This isn’t surprising, because it is the work of the Spirit.
Pope Francis has set something in from which there should not be any turning back. So much of what the synod is trying to promote is already beginning to happen. There’s a momentum that’s been generated which will continue.I imagine many people will be looking at the document and hunting through it to find something that responds to their concerns, their hopes, their dreams for the Church. That’s understandable.
One thing that stood out in all the inputs from the different countries was a tidal wave requesting the affirmation of women in the church. In places like Australia, there has already been significant progress in this area. Women lead major Catholic education offices, health and welfare agencies, and safeguarding efforts, with a high degree of autonomy and decision-making power. In certain parts of the Church around the world, the role of women is much more recognised than in others. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t still much more work to be done.
At the synod’s first session there was a recognition of convergences, divergences, and proposals for further reflection. That seems to have been built into the synodal way of proceeding.
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