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Decentralizing doctrinal authority, or deciding certain doctrinal questions at local levels rather than universally, has been seen as a pivotal step for those aiming to make dramatic changes to Catholic teaching.
A proposal to decentralize doctrinal authority in the Catholic Church was met with significant pushback Wednesday during the Synod on Synodality, three separate participants told the Register.
The pushback took place as delegates considered a proposal in the synod’s instrumentum laboris,or working document, to recognize episcopal conferences “as ecclesial subjects endowed with doctrinal authority, assuming socio-cultural diversity within the framework of a multifaceted Church.”
According to synod sources, several delegates from multiple language groups and geographical backgrounds expressed concerns that the move would fracture Church unity and relativize Catholic teaching.
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A proposal to decentralize doctrinal authority in the Catholic Church was met with significant pushback Wednesday during the Synod on Synodality, three separate participants told the Register.
The pushback took place as delegates considered a proposal in the synod’s instrumentum laboris,or working document, to recognize episcopal conferences “as ecclesial subjects endowed with doctrinal authority, assuming socio-cultural diversity within the framework of a multifaceted Church.”
According to synod sources, several delegates from multiple language groups and geographical backgrounds expressed concerns that the move would fracture Church unity and relativize Catholic teaching.
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Synod Proposal to ‘Decentralize’ Doctrinal Authority Met With Major Pushback
Decentralizing doctrinal authority, or deciding certain doctrinal questions at local levels rather than universally, has been seen as a pivotal step for those aiming to make dramatic changes to Catholic teaching.
