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# In Defense of the Synodal Critics: My Latest in Catholic World Report
- URL: https://gaudiumetspes22.com/in-defense-of-the-synodal-critics-my-latest-in-catholic-world-report/
- Published: 2024-10-21T21:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-11T01:00:34.000Z
- Author: Larry Chapp
- Tags: Synodality, #larry-chapp, #Import 2026-08-10 19:59

One of my last reports on the Synod before returning home:

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[https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2024/10/20/in-defense-of-the-synodal-critics/](https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2024/10/20/in-defense-of-the-synodal-critics/?ref=gaudiumetspes22.com)

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In the article I am responding to an article from Paul Baumann of Commonweal who wrote an article on the synodal critics in which I am mentioned, both positively and negatively. Here is the link to that article:

[https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/pope-francis-augustine](https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/pope-francis-augustine?ref=gaudiumetspes22.com)

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