Vatican City, Oct 9, 2018 / 05:16 am
From his perspective inside the Vatican's youth synod, Bishop Robert Barron, auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles, told CNA that participating bishops have real opportunities - through the unique process used during the meeting - to shape the final document produced by the meeting.
While the synod's final document requires final approval from Pope Francis, Barron said the 266 bishop delegates to the synod will shape its structure and content.
"I think we all have a chance to make our voices heard," he said.
Barron was elected last week as the relatore – a kind of reporter– for one of the synod's English-language working groups. In this role, he is responsible for tracking his group's conversation, and presenting a summary report, called a "relatio," to the entire synod assembly.