Since 2019-2020, during the reign of Bergoglio (‘Pope’ Francis), Catholics were discombobulated with the introduction of a bizarre phrase never before known or heard by the most well-known theologians, historians, and scholars of Catholic theology: The Synod on Synodality.
A good general background on the Synod on Synodality, an apt acronym being SoS (Save our Souls), can be found on Wikipedia here.
One of the hallmarks of the SoS, which most Catholics seem to miss or want to avoid, is the fact that it will result in a new Church. Many everyday Catholics are oblivious to this; quite many who are able to see the changes coming, who are repelled or uncomfortable by the whole slipperiness of ideas related to women’s ordinations, homosexual priests and masses, etc. do get defensive about the SoS. Many of them will bring up topics such as the indefectibility of the Catholic Church, the constancy and primacy of the Pope, the Church being able to withstand the gates of Hell, and so on. Yet some will argue that “There’s no such thing as the “synodal Church.” There’s only the Catholic Church”, and that, “the Church has had Synods for literally her entire existence.”
Is the phrase “the synodal Church” therefore accurate in describing the current status quo and trajectory of the Catholic Church?
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