National Synthesis for Ireland
Synthesis supports full equality for women; optional celibacy; Welcome for LGBTQ and shared decision-making
The National Synthesis of Ireland
Paragraph from the Conclusions section (Page 24)
The General Secretariat for the Synod encouraged each synthesis to conclude by indicating ‘the steps to be taken in response to that which was recognised as the call of the Holy Spirit, highlighting in particular those points regarding which it is considered important to solicit the further discernment of the Church’.[13]
In answer to this we point to the fact that across the various submissions and syntheses many issues emerge consistently, including a strong desire for women’s involvement in leadership and ministries – ordained and non-ordained - and additionally, a concern around the Church’s approach to the LGBTQI+ community and to the hurt experienced by its members. There is also a call for greater lay involvement and participation. Some obstacles in Canon Law which limit the full realisation of this could be revisited.
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Women are a problem for the Catholic Church, an institution with ingrained misogyny - Soline Humbert
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