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10/22/2014

Topic Reading-Vol.924-10/22/2014

Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Catholic synod: Pope Francis suffers setback on gays
It sounds extremely challenging to change any part of the religious disciplines and practices that have been in place for centuries, even though the proposal received support from a majority of the votes. That is because a two-thirds majority in required to approve a proposed agenda or changes in The Synod of Bishops in the Roman Catholic Church, or simply Synod. It is an advisory body for the Pope and the members of the Synod are bishops who are chosen from different regions of the world. They meet together at fixed times to foster closer unity between Pope and bishops, and also to assist Pope with their counsel. Although the council is supportive of Pope by its nature, reaching an agreement by two-thirds of the attendees for sensitive issues such as gay marriage and divorce still remains challenging
Enjoy reading and learning about the recent council meeting for Pope.

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