“At former Episcopal Synods, we would listen to statements read out one after the other and in no way connected for up to three weeks,” Schönborn said. “Today we are proceeding according to the Instrumentum Laboris and spend a whole week discussing for each section. At least half the time is spent in the language groups, the so-called circuli minores, which means far more intensive participation, far greater concentration on each topic, a far more effective way of working and thus far greater satisfaction. The feeling of frustration that I experienced at former synods has – as far as I could see – completely disappeared this time.”
Sounds much more productive now.
