Role of synod: to listen, to learn, not to decide. (Synod of Bishops for the Americas, in Rome, Nov 16-Dec 12, 1997) From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: December 12, 1997| Author: MacEoin, Gary | COPYRIGHT 1997 National Catholic Reporter. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

There is dispute as to whether the bishops from the Americas were really telling the pope their concerns, or if they were afraid of him. An overview of various presentations at the Synod is presented. A frequent topic was the new evangelism and its impact on traditional Catholicism in the Americas.

ROME -- "The synod is a discussion group," Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk of Cincinnati told journalists at the Vatican press office November 29. He was summing up the work of some 300...

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