The only way to understand the purpose of this Synod on Synodality is to see
how people have described it. Accordingly we shall hold a World Cup of Synod Jargon,
starting on Monday 30th October (using Twitter/X polls once more).
Synodal experts!
So far the runners and riders are as follows. I will accept more authentic nominations
if they are genuine quotations from synodists, and I am adding new ones to the list as they are received.
a concrete, theologically astute application
a constitutive dimension
a harmony of unity and plurality
a kenotic de-centering
a listening Church
a missionary synodal Church
a new way of being Church
a place of acceptance and discernment
a synod doesn't decide — it discerns
an invitation to step towards God's table
authentic listening
beyond fragmentation and polarization
Catholics must experience the synod, must do synod
conversation in the Spirit
creating spaces for everyone
decision-making processes in an authentically synodal manner
encounters in faith
enlarge the space of your tent
experts in the synod hall
God's surprises
healthy restlessness of incompleteness
help open the doors of the church
humanity tempted by the post-human
involving and energizing the entire community
listening and dialogue
live unity-in-diversity
manage tensions
moving outwards towards everyone in order to go together
WHO LET RUPNIK IN?
not Babel — Pentecost
not concerned with emotions so much as motions
nourished unceasingly
our identity and vocation
our pilgrim journey
outpouring of the Holy Spirit
participation, governance, and authority
put the synod's fruits into action
significance of the round tables
synod mothers
that respects the protagonism of the Spirit
the art of new narratives
the courage to encounter reality
the horizon of communion
the invitation to journey together
the lived experience that has been shared
the most exciting moment in the Catholic Church since Vatican II
the synod process is organic and ecological
the synodal Church as an integral experience
the truest, most vital dynamisms of the human
the vision of Vatican II
theological and ecclesial depth
this time of profound encounter and dialogue
useful for communal discernment
walking together
And if you read all that lot without screaming,
then congratulations!
Synodal wimmin!
Thank you for the vocabulary lesson. And I think the participants gave 110% and left it all on the field. (I watch too much football.)
ReplyDelete"Theologically Walking And Talking Spiritually"
ReplyDelete"Spiritual Heurmaneutic In Teams"
"Bold Undertaking Gets God Entering Reality"
Wait... I've missed the point of this haven't I? I'll get my coat....
Bertie Wooster's Tune
ReplyDeleteNow there's a good ship
HMS Cock Robin
On her Rome trip
Up & down she's bobbin'
So the crew's pretty tough
The sea is so rough
They're all fed up with doctrine
They've had more than enough
We've got a Jesuit
He's an able seaman
And they call him Bald-head James...
I'll wire ahead to meet you
And with our pals I'll treat you
So who'd you think I have a message from...?
47 ginger-headed Synodlers
Sail to Rome across the briny sea
When the anchor's weighed
And the deal is made
Rupnik will start the party
With a "Heave-ho, me heartie"
47 ginger-headed Synodlers
You can bet your bottom dollar how they'll Holler(ich)
A dean from down in Devon
Said my idea of heaven
Is 47 ginger-headed Synodlers!
I pray that this Synod will receive the art of new narratives, the radical humility of those who learn to recognize the likeness of the Kingdom in the truest, most vital dynamisms of the human
ReplyDeleteVery good. It's hard to be sure whether you made that up.
DeleteThat's straight from a synod talk by Sr Maria Grazia Angelini. Wonderful stuff.
DeleteExcellent, I will extract a couple of phrases from that. Thanks.
DeleteDear Eccles.
ReplyDeleteExcellent coverage of The Synod’s use of “wordage and verbage”.
Is it true that your new World Cup will be known as The Eccles Gold Cup for “Gobbledygook” ?
And will the winning entry be announced in Latin ?
OK, nominations closed. We have 50 masterpieces of obfuscation.
ReplyDeleteAlways hilarious dear Eccles
DeleteI hopp you nevver get canceld by de Millytant Church bruvver, and dat all youv writted isn't vanishd away like bruvver Voris.
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