Local Churches, Not Rome, Are the Center of Synodal Implementation, Cardinal Grech Tells FABC
Cardinal Mario Grech addressed the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, emphasizing that the Catholic Church's synodal renewal must be driven by local churches rather than Vatican directives. He argued that local dioceses are the true centers of mission and pastoral life.
Cardinal Mario Grech urged Asian bishops to take ownership of the Church’s synodal journey, saying its implementation will succeed through the life and mission of local Churches rather than directives from Rome. The implementation of synodality will succeed not through directives from Rome but through the life and mission of local Churches. That was the central message of Cardinal Mario Grech, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops, as he urged Asian bishops to take ownership of the Church's synodal journey.
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