From Amazon: Lessons for the Asian Church

The Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region met in Rome from 6 to 27 October 2019. The minor controversies overshadowing it threatens to overshadow its major contribution to the universal Church. It was found very positive response from diverse places. Further, it has important implications for the Church in Asia. San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy, urged the Church in America to embrace the type of synodal pathway that the church in the Amazon has been undergoing. McElroy was chosen by Pope Francis to attend the Amazon synod, a gathering that the U.S. bishop found marked by "deep and broad consultation, the willingness to accept arduous choices, the search for renewal and reform at every level, and unswerving faith in the constancy of God's presence in the community." Reports National Catholic Reporter