Pope Francis greets participants at a Vatican conference, ‘Pastors and lay faithful called to walk together,’ on February 18 in the Vatican Synod Hall. Photo: Vatican Media When prelates and lay delegates gather in October for the upcoming Synod of Bishops, they will be asked to directly confront a number of pressing questions including the possibility of women deacons, access to the priesthood for married men, the integration of LGBTQ+ Catholics and penance for sexual abuse and the abuse of power, conscience…
