Pope francis received in audience the leaders of the mar thoma syrian church from india photo: Pope francis has extended a warm invitation to the malankara mar thoma church as he proposed an ecumenical synod focused on evangelization. Pope’s reflection on the contribution.
For this reason, as our recent synod proposed, it is my hope that one day we can celebrate an ecumenical synod on evangelization (cf. Vatican media synodality and mission: Ecumenism and synodality pope francis went on to highlight two key areas for collaboration between the two churches:
The final document did not mention lgbtq+ people by name, or otherwise include much about issues of gender and sexuality. On monday, 11 november, the holy father met with the holy synod of the malankara mar thoma syrian church, marking an historic first visit to rome and confirming. Their recent submission discusses the varying degrees of synod involvement among members, highlights critical areas for ecclesial reform, and proposes steps towards. Friar timothy radcliffe is one of the two preachers of the retreat preceding the synod on synodality in october 2024 and one of the spiritual companions for those.
Pope francis welcomed the holy synod of the malankara mar thoma syrian church, marking their first visit to rome and celebrating the ecumenical progress between the. However, there are several sections which. Referring to the recent synod on synodality, he expressed the hope that forms of ‘ecumenical synodality’ could develop, in particular an ‘ecumenical synod on evangelisation’.