The Vatican has officially launched a structured accompaniment and evaluation process for the implementation phase of the Synod on Synodality, marking a critical step in embedding synodal principles into the daily life of the Church.
This paper is an enquiry into the origin and prospects of a synodal vision of the Church. The Synodal Church proposed by Pope Francis is aiming at resuscitating the ecclesial vision of the apostolic church in the third millennium.
Knowing that the newly introduced radical idea of synodality, with a hope to sow the seed for a new future, with an undercurrent of ‘Fratelli tutti” would need the right, open, flexible, hopeful and ready to change mindsets.
