Five reasons the synod is doomed to fail | National Catholic Reporter by Fr. Thomas Reese. MGB: One, letting the Synod topic be broad allows the Pope to include those issues he wants discussed.
Two: The broad audience, while including traditionalists is likely outweighed by those Francis can trust - just look at the change in the American deligation from one session to the next. Francis is too smart not to pack the house while still having enough people from unfriendly areas on hand to have them buy-in and cut the risk of schism that overcame the Anglican Communion.
Three: Synods are paper factories, the question is, who is working on the paper? If they were all acceptable by the gang of 8, something could happen.
Four: There is division on change and its meaning and those who think doctrine cannot change may be in for a rude awakening.
Five: Theologians would be nice, but the theologians of Vatican II are not what you get now. Most are now laity and including them would be a point of controversy. If this were a Council, then it would be good to include them, but the problem would be, which ones? It is true that the topic is incomplete, but it will never be finished anyway. If Cardinal Burke complains or is silenced, we know it was good synod.
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