Since the role of bishops in the Catholic Church is so important to the life of a local church, the process by which a bishop is chosen has tremendous consequences for ordinary Catholics, and yet they currently have no say in choosing their bishop.
The members of the Synod on Synodality recognized that this is a problem and in their final document expressed the desire “that the People of God have a greater voice in choosing bishops.”
The current selection process is centralized in the Vatican, giving the pope ultimate authority in the process.
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