Working together as a team allows the laity greater participation within the dynamics of responsibility. I would like that the three of us, and all o… - Mario Grech

I would say that the 2021–2024 Synod was a "first" in many ways.

I think one of the main reasons the Holy Father is inviting the Church to be more synodal is in view of evangelisation. Synodality and evangelisation are two sides of the same coin. I’m pretty sure that the Holy Father is passionate about helping the human person encounter Jesus, because Jesus is the reason for our lives. His message, His person is light to the world. After all, this is what the Church is called to be, a missionary Church. It’s good to remind ourselves that the theme of this Synod is ‘For a Synodal Church: communion, participation, and mission.’ The fact that mission is the last word does not mean it is the least important. I would say mission is the most important element. I think the Holy Father would like to set the world on fire by proclaiming the Gospel. Obviously, he cannot do this by himself, but he wants all the people of God to get engaged in this mission. When I say all the people of God, I’m talking about a synodal Church, because a synodal Church is a Church where all the baptised feel engaged. They share the same faith, they also share the same responsibility to help this encounter with Jesus.

Francesco arriva con un bagaglio di esperienza molto forte in questo senso. In America Latina hanno una marcia in più quando si parla di sinodalità, la “Teologia del popolo di Dio” è centrale per l’ecclesiologia latinoamericana, lì la gerarchia è al servizio del popolo di Dio. [...] Il Santo Padre è convinto che la via per la Chiesa del futuro sia quella sinodale: tutto il popolo di Dio deve riuscire a trovare il modo di camminare insieme perché porta come ricchezza la presenza dello Spirito Santo, e soltanto tutti insieme saremo in grado di discernerne la voce.