The Holy Father, Pope Francis has decided not to issue a post-synodal exhortation. Instead, he will release the final document in it’s entirety and it will be considered to have Magisterial value.
The document is not “a binding norm,” rather it will be a set of guiding principles.
The Final Document calls for a new approach, no longer viewing the Church as a “corporation” with branches but as a communion of Churches. The term “universal Church” is reframed to emphasize unity within diversity, seeing local Churches not as subordinate levels but as unique expressions of faith within a single Body of Christ.
Watch this space!
CA will publish the full document when available in English.
(ps: the document is available in Italian now, HERE.)
Kevin Hay