In the coming days Pope Francis is expected to announce his conclusions from the Synod on the Family—in particular, regarding the status of remarried Catholics. The pre-game commentary has tended to emphasize the question of whether the pope will side with the church’s so-called liberals (and expand the rules for the sake of inclusivity) or the so-called conservatives (and reaffirm the rules as they have been).

I suspect, however, that in his own mind, the question is taking a somewhat different form: a choice between process and power, or even between time and space.

Source:  America Magazine