The reports of the 'Circoli minori' small working Groups of the #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod press.vatican.va/content/salast…
Italian Group A: "The Church has the mission to announce Jesus Christ in the Amazon. To evangelize is to make the Kingdom of God present in the world. Therefore, it is the task of the Church to present the good news of Jesus and his Kingdom in the Amazon." #SinodoAmazonico
Italian Group A: "Canon Law allows the Holy See to request a dispensation from the impediment in the Sacrament of the Order of a legitimately and validly married man (Canon 1047 §2.3)" #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Italian Group A: "The Permanent Diaconate, re-established after Vatican II, shows that it is possible to effectively assume a pastoral, sacramental and family commitment in the Church." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Italian Group A: "Everyone recognizes that celibacy in the Church is a gift and a treasure. It is part of the newness of Christianity and should also be proposed to the Amazon populations." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Italian Group A: "We propose that the ministry of lector and acolyte also be conferred on women, religious or lay, adequately trained and prepared" #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Italian Group B: "there is a proposal to undertake the path of an own "Amazonian Rite" which allows us to develop under the spiritual, theological, liturgical aspect and to discipline the singular riches of the Catholic Church in the Amazon." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Italian Group B: "The Amazon cosmovision has so much to teach the western world dominated by technology, very often at the service of the "idolatry of money"." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Italian Group B: "On the other hand, the proclamation of the Gospel and the originality of Christ's victory over death, while respecting the culture of it's peoples, is also an essential element for the Amazon cosmovision." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Italian Group B: "The explicit announcement of the resurrection of Christ, after an adequate time of closeness and sharing of life, without any form of proselytizing, is a great asset for the peoples of the Amazon." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Italian Group B: On an Amazonian Rite "There are about 23 different rites in the Catholic Church, a clear sign of a tradition that from the first centuries has tried to inculturate the contents of the faith." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Italian Group B: "we ask the Synod take up the request that the peoples of the Amazon can undertake the new path of their own Amazonian Rite with which to express the liturgical, theological, disciplinary and spiritual heritage that belongs to them" #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Portuguese Group A: "we ask the Holy Father, to admit, in the Pan-Amazon region, men to the priestly ministry, and women to the diaconate, preferably indigenous, who are respected by their community" #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Portuguese Group A: "For this we ask for an Amazonian Rite with theological, disciplinary and spiritual heritage that expresses at the same time the universality and catholicity of the Church in the Amazon." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Portuguese Group A: "From Vatican II, the Church made a preferential option for the poor, and the Church of Latin America confirmed this option in Medellin, Puebla, Santo Domingo and Aparecida. Taking care of our common home means taking care of human beings." #AmazonSynod
Portuguese Group B: Proposition to "Include within Moral Theology, respect for the Common House and ecological sins by reviewing the manuals and rituals of the sacrament of Penance." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Portuguese Group B: "In evangelization of cultures, to value Indian theologies and strive to translate the Scriptures, to adapt Christian rituals, to assume the rituals of peoples and to undertake processes of the elaboration of a proper liturgy." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Portuguese Group B: "we make the following proposals: ensure a plan for priestly formation (celibate and Viri Probati); take care of the solid human formation in the seminaries; ensure the alternation of academic and pastoral formation" #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Portuguese Group B: "It is considered necessary in the Pan-Amazon, the ordination of viri probati. #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Portuguese Group B: "given that Vatican II restored Permanent Diaconate for men - because it is good and useful for the Church - we believe that the same argument is valid for creating a Diaconate. for women in the church in the Amazon." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Portuguese Group C: "to deepen the theme of ministeriality and the various possibilities regarding the diaconate, viri probati, women, married priests, the protagonism of the lay people, especially women." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Portuguese Group C: "For a Church with an Amazonian face it is necessary to walk for indigenous vocations, consecration of virgins and widows at diocesan level, constant search for autonomy of human and financial resources." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Portuguese Group D: "Every seminarian must have an experience as a catechist and missionary. It cannot be overlooked that priests are formed for the Church and for the world and not just for the diocese or congregation" #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Portuguese Group D: "The manifestations with which the people express their faith through images, symbols, traditions, rites and other sacramentals are appreciated, accompanied and promoted" #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Portuguese Group D: "Proper catechesis must be given to accompany the faith already present in popular religiosity. One concrete way may be to offer a process of Christian initiation which leads us to resemble Jesus Christ more and more" #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Portuguese Group D: "We reaffirm the value of celibacy and the need for greater commitment to vocation ministry. We consider it essential to value existing ministries and institutions of new ministries as needed." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Portuguese Group D: "The listening prior to the Synod expressed the desire to confer viri probati priestly ordination, as well as the ministry of diakonia for women. These two points call for further maturing and thought." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Spanish Group A: "from the Synod the creation of "The Week of Creation" is proposed, to create a true awareness of ecological conversion in all." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Spanish Group A: "to deepen the missionary sense further, during the pastoral year, the Seminarians of the region, should come into direct contact with the peoples of the Amazon." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Spanish Group A: "it is proposed that a Synod be dedicated to the identity and service of women in the Church where women have a voice and a vote." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Spanish Group A: "It is proposed to continue with the beatification processes of the martyrs of Amazonia." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Spanish Group A: "In the Liturgy and popular religiosity the cultural expression of the people that illuminate the life and faith of cultures is manifested. We must take care and discern to purify what goes against the Gospel and the values of the community itself" #AmazonSynod
Spanish Group B: "strengthening of lay ministries is very much necessary since the implementation of the instituted ministries of the Lector and the Acolyte, extending its application not only to men but also to women" #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Spanish Group B: "On the possibility of the Diaconate for women in the Church, in tune, with several opinions expressed in the Synod, we encourage further study of this matter by looking more at its future possibilities than its past history" #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Spanish Group C: "It is also necessary to recognize that today in the Amazon there are peoples that have been evangelized by other churches, and others that have not been evangelized and / or that remain in legitimate voluntary isolation" #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Spanish Group C: "Lay ministry must be recognized as a gift of the Spirit, welcomed through the discernment of the person and the community, and confirmed and accompanied by those responsible for the community." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Spanish Group C: "Given the tradition of the Church, it is possible to recognize women access to the instituted ministries of the lector and the acolyte, as well as the permanent diaconate." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Spanish Group C: "here are also married men of good reputation. It will be important to discern, through consultation with the people of God, ... to be chosen for the priesthood" #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Spanish Group D: "And in this sense, affirming that celibacy is a gift for the Church, it is requested that from the communities, the priestly ordination of viri probati, be promoted." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Spanish Group D: "In these contexts, as a Church, a preferential option for the indigenous is necessary" #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Spanish Group D: "Intercultural dialogue and inculturation are not exclusive terms. Inculturation, incarnation, insertion or preferential option, does not mean becoming equal to them, nor believing that they will be like us."
Spanish Group D: " We propose an 'Ecclesial Council of the Pan-Amazonia Church', which is a Pan-Amazonian ecclesiastical structure linked to CELAM, which is mild in alliance with REPAM" #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Spanish Group E: "Take up the theological reflection on the diaconate of women in the perspective of Vatican II. Rethink the ministerial structure of the whole Church, thanks to the peculiar style of women, of walking with and for the people" #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Spanish Group E: "Inculturation of the liturgy: form commissions in charge of preparing an Amazonian Rite, biblical translations in the native languages, as well as favoring and accompanying expressions of popular piety." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
English/French Group: "This Synod is regional, but also universal. What is happening in the Amazon is also happening in the Congo Basin, in India, in the easternmost part of Asia, all over the world." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
English/French Group: "The African Churches set an example: many lay catechists sustain their communities, lead liturgies, teach catechesis, practice charity with the poor. Your experience can inspire us to form laity. It is not a clerical church." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
English/French Group: "Talking about "shortage of priests" is specific to the Churches where there have been many priests in the past. Then the situation is lived as a crisis."#SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
English/French Group: "In other places, such as in Africa, the number of priests has never been enough to offer Masses every Sunday. The Word is food as well as the Eucharist." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
English/French Group: "We are not Greenpeace, we are the Church. Our task is to bring the Savior Jesus to the people" #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
English/French Group: "We must follow in Jesus' footsteps, immersing ourselves in this world that God never wanted it to be as it is. Therefore, he came and departed from this reality to save us." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
English/French Group: "The only center is Jesus. We are sister churches, walking together and letting the Holy Spirit lead us to the full truth. No national or continental Church can tell the other the way forward" #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
Portuguese Group A: On Pentecostalism in the Amazon "Given the differences we propose an ecumenical and interreligious dialogue. “There will be no peace in the world if there is no peace between religions” (Hans Kung)." #SinodoAmazonico #AmazonSynod
