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IVEREIGH'S GOT IT ALL FIGURED OUT :
« The synod doc is part of the ordinary magisterium of the Church (bishops have teaching authority), which is why Francis in Querida Amazonía (papal magisterium) urges the whole of the Church to read it in its entirety and be enriched by it, and the Church in Amazonia to apply it. »
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QUERIDA AMAZONIA :
1. The beloved Amazon region stands before the world in all its splendour, its drama and its mystery. God granted us the grace of focusing on that region during the Synod held in Rome from 6-27 October last, which concluded by issuing its Final Document, The Amazon: New Paths for the Church and for an Integral Ecology.
2. During the Synod, I listened to the presentations and read with interest the reports of the discussion groups. In this Exhortation, I wish to offer my own response to this process of dialogue and discernment. I will not go into all of the issues treated at length in the final document. Nor do I claim …More