(RNS) — More than a year ago, Pope Francis announced the Synod on Synodality, an initiative to take the pulse of the Catholic Church. The U.S. Catholics have been mostly silent about this effort, but in several countries, including Australia, France, England and Wales and Germany, things are moving full steam ahead. Two major problems have come up time and time again: clericalism and the place of women in the Church.  If you haven't heard much about this effort, which completes its first phase this summer, you are not alone.

https://religionnews.com/2022/08/01/catholics-reports-on-the-state-of-the-church-are-in-heres-what-they-have-to-say/

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