An African bishop took to the microphone to make the case for greater pastoral accompaniment of polygamous couples. A day later, a priest took to the floor, giving an almost identical version of the prelate's remarks, but replacing the word polygamy with LGBTQ.
These were just two scenes from the opening days of Pope Francis' final Rome gathering of his yearslong synod on synodality project that officially comes to a conclusion here this month.
Several members confirmed these anecdotes but asked for anonymity. Delegates are officially barred from discussing specifics of the conversations that took place inside the Vatican's synod hall.
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