Pope Francis convened the Synod of Synodality in October 2021 under the motto “For a synodal Church: communion, participation and mission.” 365 people arrived at the October 2023 session in Rome, including bishops, religious, priests, deacons and lay people. For the first time, non-bishops—including 54 women—had the right to vote. Some of the topics discussed, such as the female diaconate, were accepted by the majority of participants.
At an event held on October 3 in Rome, organized by The New Daily CompassCardinal Burke specified that the doubtful They are not an attack on the Holy Father, but rather “deal exclusively with the doctrine and perennial discipline of the Church, not with an agenda of the Pope.”
No house or salary for Cardinal Burke?
In recent days it was reported that Pope Francis had decided to withdraw Cardinal Burke’s residence and salary, and that he had even said that he is his “enemy”, something that Austin Ivereigh, biographer of the Holy Father, would have denied.