LANGUAGE GROUPS MEET ON AMENDMENTS TO PROPOSITIONS

VATICAN CITY, OCT 19, 1999 (VIS) - The small working, or language, groups of the synod for Europe met in their twelfth session last evening from 5 to 7 p.m. They will meet again today in morning and afternoon sessions, as well as tomorrow morning.

The synod fathers continue to discuss the individual amendments. Each working group will approve the collective amendments, voted by absolute majority, and these will be presented to the special secretary by the group relators. The collective amendments will then be examined by the working group relators under the guidance of the synod's general relator and with the assistance of the special secretaries and experts. The Final List of Propositions will be presented during the 17th general congregation on Thursday, October 21.

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