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Archbishop Andrew Nkea of Bamenda, Cameroon, said the continent’s delegates helped defeat a proposal to give national episcopal conferences greater doctrinal autonomy, a change he said would have led to a ‘chaotic Church.’
Archbishop Andrew Nkea of Bamenda, Cameroon, in Rome for the 2024 synod (photo: Edward Pentin/National Catholic Register)
VATICAN CITY — African bishops at the Synod on Synodality played a key role in fending off efforts to give episcopal conferences greater doctrinal autonomy and are satisfied overall with the gathering’s final recommendations, which Pope Francis has formally adopted, a leading African prelate says.
How the African Church would help shape the synod’s concluding assembly was one of the event’s major storylines, in the wake of the continent’s outspoken opposition to the Vatican’s surprising endorsement of same-sex blessings in last year’s Fiducia Supplicansdeclaration.
“This is one of those synods that Africa came prepared for,” said Archbishop Andrew Nkea of Bamenda, Cameroon, speaking to the Register in Rome on Oct. 27.
The African delegates are returning home “full of joy,” he said, partly because the final report does not shift doctrinal authority to the episcopal conferences, as some in the West were pushing for.
Continued below.
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VATICAN CITY — African bishops at the Synod on Synodality played a key role in fending off efforts to give episcopal conferences greater doctrinal autonomy and are satisfied overall with the gathering’s final recommendations, which Pope Francis has formally adopted, a leading African prelate says.
How the African Church would help shape the synod’s concluding assembly was one of the event’s major storylines, in the wake of the continent’s outspoken opposition to the Vatican’s surprising endorsement of same-sex blessings in last year’s Fiducia Supplicansdeclaration.
“This is one of those synods that Africa came prepared for,” said Archbishop Andrew Nkea of Bamenda, Cameroon, speaking to the Register in Rome on Oct. 27.
The African delegates are returning home “full of joy,” he said, partly because the final report does not shift doctrinal authority to the episcopal conferences, as some in the West were pushing for.
Continued below.
African Bishops Pleased With Outcome of Synod, Leading Prelate Says
Archbishop Andrew Nkea of Bamenda, Cameroon, said the continent’s delegates helped defeat a proposal to give national episcopal conferences greater doctrinal autonomy, a change he said would have led to a ‘chaotic Church.’
