"The mission of preaching the Gospel to all creation, entrusted
directly by the Lord to his disciples, has continued in the Church throughout
history. ... Never before has proclaiming the Gospel on the Family in this context been more
urgent and necessary. The importance of the subject is reflected in the fact
that the Holy Father has decided to call for a Synod of Bishops, which is to
have a two-staged itinerary: firstly, an Extraordinary General Assembly in 2014,
intended to define the 'status quaestionis' and to collect the bishops’
experiences and proposals in proclaiming and living the Gospel of the Family in
a credible manner; and secondly, an Ordinary General Assembly in 2015 to seek
working guidelines in the pastoral care of the person and the family."
Preparatory Document
To prepare for the Synod Pope Francis has called, every diocese is asked to respond to some questions. In order to help the Omaha Archdiocese to prepare a response, they have asked for our input. So they have set up a questionnaire at this site where we can look at the documents and answer the local questions until December 15th.
Some questions include:
- Have you personally or your family been impacted by divorce and/or remarriage?
- What pastoral attention is or could be given to people who live in same sex relationships?
- What do you believe is the most difficult aspect of the Church’s teaching on contraception and responsible parenthood?
- What most obstructs your/your family’s ability to encounter Christ?
Let the Church know what you think.
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