Bishop Robert Barron, who was elected as a delegate to the Catholic Church's upcoming global synod, says he trusts Pope Francis's leadership in the conference.
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In addition to the USCCB's own internal appointments, there are several American delegates hand-selected by Pope Francis himself. Some of them are prominent advocates for changing long-established social teaching in the Catholic Church. Barron continued,"He is something of the Jesuit seminar table. Let's get a lot of voices around the table, let's all have a big debate about something. So that's what I see in at least a preliminary look at the lineup."
The synod's stated purpose of fostering greater cooperation and global community among Catholics worldwide has led it to be informally dubbed"The Synod on Synodality." Barron said that diverse opinions were being recruited to make the Synod as representative of the current church as possible.
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