Synod on Synodality (2021–2024) and the Experience of Unity and Diversity of the Catholic Church in the Czech Republic
Synod on Synodality (2021–2024) and the Experience of Unity and Diversity of the Catholic Church in the Czech Republic

Summary/Abstract: With the conclusion of the 2nd Session of the Synod on Synodality, the Catholic Church worldwide enters the implementation phase of synodal conversion, as presented in the Final Document of the 2nd Session of the Synod (October 2024). The consultation of the People of God and the Final Document emphasise the concept of the Church as a communion of local Churches and, thus, the essentially synodal nature of the Church. This article analyses the progress and results of the initial diocesan and national stage of the synodal process in the Catholic Church in the Czech Republic, understood as the contribution of the communion of local Churches to the two sessions of the Synod on Synodality (2023 and 2024). After an initial description of the socio-cultural context of the Catholic Church in the Czech Republic, I evaluate the course of the consultation of the People of God in the local Churches and then analyse several impulses of the National Synthesis for the synodal conversion of the Catholic Church.

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