Vatican
City, 8 October 2013 (VIS) – The Holy See Press Office today
announced that Holy Father Francis has convened the Third
Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, to be held in
the Vatican from 5 to 19 October 2014, on the theme “The pastoral
challenges of the family in the context of evangelisation”.
In
the Chapter of the Code of Canon Law relating to synodal assemblies,
the Synod of Bishops meets in an extraordinary general assembly when
the matter under consideration, while related to the good of the
universal Church, requires rapid definition.
“It
is very important that an extraordinary Synod has been convoked on
the theme of the pastoral of the family”, said the director of the
Holy See Press Office, Fr. Federico Lombardi, S.J. “This is the way
in which the Pope intends to promote reflection and to guide the path
of the community of the Church, with the responsible participation of
the episcopate from different parts of the world”.
“It
is right”, he added, “that the Church should move as a community
in reflection and prayer, and that she takes common pastoral
directions in relation to the most important points – such as the
pastoral of the family – under the guidance of the Pope and the
bishops. The convocation of the extraordinary Synod clearly indicates
this path. In this context, the proposal of particular pastoral
solutions by local persons or offices carries the risk of engendering
confusion. It is opportune to emphasise the importance of following a
path in full communion with the ecclesial community”.
Fr.
Lombardi mentioned that yesterday Pope Francis attended the meeting
of the Secretariat of the Synod, taking place during these days in
Via della Conciliazione.
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