The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has released a document titled, "National Strategy for Ecumenism: Episcopal Commission for Christian Unity, Religious Relations with the Jews, and Interfaith Dialogue." One of the big ideas, and hardly a new one, is to promote ecumenism by pushing Synodality. After all, Church leaders and many of the laity have spent three years meeting, dining and debating the elusive subject. The Vatican II Nostra Aetate declaration (Latin for "in our time") on the Catholic Church's relation with other religions hasn't accomplished much in 60 years, so what makes anyone think this time it will any different? Heaven forbid the truth be told about any non-Christian religion. The Canadian bishops call for "Ecumenical officers and diocesan/eparchial ecumenical commissions are encouraged to enhance the pertinent elements of the curriculum of existing diocesan formation programs, to assist leaders in strengthening relations with other Christian faith communities …
Synodality here, Synodality there, Synodality everywhere! Perhaps we should send the composition to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops so it can be read at their next Synodality meeting.