Synodalność w myśli Josepha Ratzingera
Synodality in the Thought of Joseph Ratzinger

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger’s line of thought on theidea of synodality. In the following steps of his reflection, the Bavarian theologian posesseemingly rudimentary, yet fundamental questions: What is a synod? What is the functionof the institution of synod in the Church? Ratzinger also does not shy away from questionson current issues related to the synodal path. They take on a provocative tone: Shouldn’tthere be an uninterrupted synod in the Catholic Church that combines the principle ofsynodality with the principle of papal primacy? Can a synod function only as its own independentbody of part or all of the college of bishops of a region? Who ultimately governsthe Church? The author’s own attempts to answer the questions posed are set primarily inthe Tradition of the Church and in the context of an ecclesiology of communio close to Bavariantheologian. The pragmatic dimension of the approach to the question of synodalitycontained in the reflection is also an important asset.

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