New light for old body - Pope Francis facing Synod test

The Synod of Bishops must embrace reform. There is something skewed about asking male celibates to review the Church’s teaching on family life, according to TP O’Mahony

POPE Francis faces the first real test of his papacy following the opening of the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops — dealing with marriage, sexuality, and the family — in Rome yesterday .

Expectations of reform are high, though some senior churchmen have warned that these expectations may not be met.