by Sarah Mac Donald
College students, other young adults and ministry leaders during a synodal listening session.
File pic CNS/Sarah Webb, CatholicPhilly.com, dated April 2022.
Synod synthesis reports from dioceses in Ireland have expressed a strong desire for “urgent change” and a fear that once the synodal process has finished, the decline in priest numbers and young people will continue, and there will be no change in the role of women in the Church.
A total of 173 parishes hosted gatherings for 10,500 participants in the Archdiocese of Dublin. The synthesis of those consultations revealed that more than half of parishes believe change has to happen or “the children of tomorrow will never experience Church”.
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THE ARCHDIOCESE OF DUBLIN REPORT
This report outlines the steps and stages in the Synodal Pathway of the Archdiocese of Dublin, and captures the treasures shared by people in the Archdiocese as groups and gatherings discerned the voice of the Holy Spirit. The introductory section details the milestone moments and turning points in the process, as well as the spiritual dimension of the pathway. Following on from this, the report explores some of the interesting, innovative or enlightening elements from the feedback and then moves to concerns, difficulties or challenges that were raised. The trends which emerged are presented within the synodal framework of communion, participation and mission. Finally, the concluding remarks describe pastoral steps that can be taken from what the Holy Spirit is saying to us.