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# "Synodality":  A "Listening" Church??
- URL: https://gaudiumetspes22.com/synodality-a-listening-church/
- Published: 2022-04-29T16:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-11T01:00:41.000Z
- Author: Larry Chapp
- Tags: Crisis in the Church, #larry-chapp, #Import 2026-08-10 19:59

Linked below is my latest essay in Catholic World Report. It is my take on the current "synodal" process going on in the Church. And even though I support the concept of a more synodal Church wholeheartedly, I do not think the current agitations in the name of synodality are to be trusted. In this essay I pull no punches.

‍[https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2022/04/28/the-quintessentially-modern-approach-to-synodality-is-empty-and-artificial/](https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2022/04/28/the-quintessentially-modern-approach-to-synodality-is-empty-and-artificial/?ref=gaudiumetspes22.com)

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