On day two of synod, reminders of a steep climb
John Allen in Rome: Synod participants talked of a tough external climate for the church’s message and divisions within the Catholic community.
John Allen in Rome: Synod participants talked of a tough external climate for the church’s message and divisions within the Catholic community.
Catholic efforts to reach out to lapsed members must show them the relevance of faith today, but "must do so without losing its rootedness in the great living faith tradition of the church," Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington told Pope Benedict XVI and bishops from around the world gathered at the Vatican.