This output from Poland is certainly of more substance and more useful than the wishy washy "inclusion" piffle we have seen from elsewhere, e.g. Australia.
That said, I am surprised that the participation rate is still so very low even in a country which (by today's standards, at least) is considered strongly Catholic.
This output from Poland is certainly of more substance and more useful than the wishy washy "inclusion" piffle we have seen from elsewhere, e.g. Australia.
That said, I am surprised that the participation rate is still so very low even in a country which (by today's standards, at least) is considered strongly Catholic.
Just as, for example, a census is considered worthless if it does not achieve a certain participation rate, (see the recent census debacle in Scotland), it is difficult to see how this synod will have any credibility.
Perhaps the main thing to come out of it is the obvious fact that most Catholics are disenfranchised from the current Pontificate and it's initiatives.
"most Catholics"? no, most Catholics just don't care enough. the ones displeased with Pope Francis are a minority, albeit a significant and very loud one.
This output from Poland is certainly of more substance and more useful than the wishy washy "inclusion" piffle we have seen from elsewhere, e.g. Australia.
That said, I am surprised that the participation rate is still so very low even in a country which (by today's standards, at least) is considered strongly Catholic.
Just as, for example, a census is considered worthless if it does not achieve a certain participation rate, (see the recent census debacle in Scotland), it is difficult to see how this synod will have any credibility.
Perhaps the main thing to come out of it is the obvious fact that most Catholics are disenfranchised from the current Pontificate and it's initiatives.
"most Catholics"? no, most Catholics just don't care enough. the ones displeased with Pope Francis are a minority, albeit a significant and very loud one.
Most people can recognize an exercise in futility and don't want to waste their time.