Vatican reminds everyone, calm down, it's a working document

Holy See press office issues clarification on the synod relatio : “It is a working document”

The General Secretariat of the Synod, in response to reactions and discussions following the publication of the Relatio post disceptationem, and the fact that often a value has been attributed to the document that does not correspond to its nature, reiterates that it is a working document, which summarizes the interventions and debate of the first week, and is now being offered for discussion by the members of the Synod gathered in the Small Groups, in accordance with the Regulations of the Synod.

The work of the Small Groups will be presented to the Assembly in the General Congregation next Thursday morning.

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