Synod of Bishops official stresses pope's focus on 'a primacy of listening that works from the bottom up'

 

Synod of Bishops official stresses pope's focus on 'a primacy of listening that works from the bottom up'

by Christopher White

Oct 23, 2021  ncr

As the first phase of the newly revamped synod process begins, Sister Nathalie Becquart, undersecretary of the Vatican's office of the Synod of Bishops, delivered a talk in which she described the pope's vision of a more relational church. "The focus is no longer first on the primacy at the top of the pyramidal view," she said.