Quote of the week: an anonymous theologian on the subject of synods
Modern Western ideas tend to confuse synodality with democracy. Surely in its Christian origins, synods did not come together to establish simple majority rule. Perhaps the modern idea of ‘consensus’ might be closer to what was intended. If the formulations of a majority do not satisfy the concerns of the minority, then something is lacking in the formulation of the majority, and there should not be a definite move until there is agreement. Unless you are willing to wait for one another, you don’t have communion.


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