The Synod on Synodality, Round Two

Expectations ahead of the second assembly of the Synod on Synodality in October aren’t as high as they were for the first assembly last year. But even if there seems to be less enthusiasm, a close reading of the preparatory document (Instrumentum laboris) yields a more hopeful picture. And though the Synod itself will conclude on October 27, the “synodal process” that Pope Francis called for in 2021 will carry on.