The Vatican released the Instrumentum Laboris: many members of the laity are ignorant of the Church’s teaching and that many clergy are not that much better educated themselves

The Instrumentum Laboris: Some highlights and what they will mean for the synod

By Tracey Rowland

Last week the Vatican released the Instrumentum Laboris for the upcoming General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. This “working document” is a summary of the results of the consultation with the faithful and clergy on the pastoral challenges facing the family in the context of evangelisation. The text is divided into three parts addressing the eight major subject areas of the original set of questions which was sent to dioceses throughout the world.

The document runs for some 44 pages, and will be the starting point for discussion when the bishops gather at the Vatican in October. The following is an attempt to highlight excerpts from paragraphs likely to be of particular interest to people in developed western countries and scholars in the field of sacramental and moral theology.

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