Today, on the 50th anniversary of the Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis urged bishops to “listen” and “learn’ from Catholics and their families.  He urged them to respect the “sensus fidei” because “the flock has a ‘nose’ for discerning the new paths that the Lord is opening up to the church.” He laid out the essentials for determining the final pastoral reforms emerging from the synod. 1.  Listen and learn from Catholics and their families. 2.  Listen to each other. 3.  Listen to the him. Shifting the locus o

Source: synodwatch