CELRA: Towards the Synod
The Episcopal Conference of the Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions met in Amman from Tuesday morning , March 2 until Wednesday evening, March 3, in order to prepare for the upcoming Synod of the Catholic Church in the Middle East that will be held in Rome in October 2010.
(Photo thanks to the site "Abuna")
The two days were spent in intense discussion on the identity and witness of the Latin (Roman Catholic) Church in the Middle East as well as on how the Latin Church lives communion with the wider Catholic Church in the Middle East and in relationship with other Christians as well as with Muslims and with Jews as well as within the present political situation. The Bishops are at present formulating the final version of their responses to the Lineamenta (Guidelines) document that was published with questions to be answered in order to prepare for the Synod.