Synod of Bishops for the Middle East submit propositions to Pope for his consideration

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eastern bishops.jpgThe bishops at the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East have given the Holy Father the following propositions for his consideration and perhaps for him to act on when he issues a post-synodal document. The Synod is now closed and the bishops are on their way home and now it's time for the Pope and his consultors to do some heavy lifting. The publication of the propositions was approved by the Pope, though they remain unofficial. Some of the propositions are formal, pro-forma and many are so boring that watching the grass grow is fun.

There's a lot boiler plate or what I take to be normal, e.g., financial transparency, providing information in Arabic, being hospitable to immigrants, listening to youth, etc. Also, what've given here you can get a sense of what the churches face in their situation. What's evident to a Westerner is that our context in North America is a bit more advanced, dare I say, than the situation many Middle Eastern Christians face. We already have experience of good education, dialogue, fruitful collaboration with other faiths, developed canonical processes. The propositions do raise the point of concern for our sisters and brothers who are Christians in the Middle East.

What is missing is the consideration for a common date for Easter and a better awareness of the role of the sacred Liturgy in the life of the churches.

The list of the 44 propositions given to the Pope are listed here.
You can follow the entire Synod here.

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Paul A. Zalonski is from New Haven, CT. He is a member of the Fraternity of Communion and Liberation, a Catholic ecclesial movement and an Oblate of Saint Benedict. Contact Paul at paulzalonski[at]yahoo.com.

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