The ‘extraordinary synod’ follows up on a worldwide consultation earlier last year, which found the Church was out of touch with ordinary Catholics on issues involving sex and sexuality.
The meeting will evaluate the Church’s response to a range of family issues, from divorce and contraception through to unwed couples with children and homosexuality.
Pope Francis has previously urged the Church to focus its resources on issues other than “abortion, gay marriage and the use of contraception”, and the two-week closed doors meeting is expected to bring reform on some of the issues.
However, there is little to suggest that the bishops will agree to shift the Church’s stance on homosexuality.
Pope Francis opened the synod at a mass in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, saying: “Synod gatherings are not meant to discuss beautiful and clever ideas, or to see who is more intelligent.
“[It is an opportunity] to work generously with authentic freedom and humble creativity.”
As well as Catholic bishops and cardinals, the meeting will be attended by a number of couples hand-picked by the church to represent everyday Catholics – though they are all straight and married.
I have never bought the whole "Pope Francis is on our side" bullshit.
This mans entire history has been anti-gay, he's just been more clever how he presents himself, marketing the soft sell.
Well get ready folks, they are indeed gonna take the low road once again, but expect it to be full of papal double speak like: "treat with dignity and respect" or "compassion and understanding"
but they will continue to persecute homosexuals and take the hard line against them.
The news is full of the churches "dignity, respect, compassion and understanding, with it's repeated firings, refusal of communion and attacks on gay marriage and gay people in general.
They will, at every turn, deny us even the most basic of human rights.
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