he Holy See has published a work document to prepare for the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in 2014. According to the Vatican the questionnaire is an attempt to help the Church find solutions to difficult pastoral situations utilizing the existing doctrines of the faith. Results from the survey will be incorporated into a working document that will be utilized in the Synod, or meeting of bishops, that will take place in 2015. The topic of the gathering is on the theme of pastoral challenges of the family in the context of evangelization. While not a survey of public opinion, it is the first time that a pope has asked bishops to widely share a survey with parish priests and for them to seek the views of their parishioners in preparation for such a meeting. The questions, arranged in 9 topic areas, touch on themes such as how Catholic teaching on the value of the family has been received and understood, also about marriage according to natural law, local efforts to support and promote family life and how the Church is able to minister and care for people in irregular marriage situations including the religious education of the children of these marriages. The survey also explores the openness of married couples to life and the Sacraments of the Church. The surveys must be returned to the diocese by December 15 so that the results can be compiled and returned to the Vatican by the end of the year. Please visit this page to take the survey: https://cathdal.org/pages/synodsurvey
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 00:35:27 +0000
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