"Promoting a close union and cooperation between the Pope and the Bishops of all over the world, providing direct and accurate information about the situation and the problems of the Church, boosting agreement on the doctrine and pastoral action, addressing very important and relevant issues". These, recalled Benedict XVI during yesterday’s Angelus, are "the goals" of the Synod, which will take place in the Vatican until October 26th on "God’s Word" today. "The synodal dimension is an integral part of the Church", went on the Pope who in the morning had officiated the opening of the XII general assembly of the Synod. The typical image of the Synod, the "walking together", according to Benedict XVI, expresses "the experience of God’s People in the history of salvation". The assembly will be attended by the 253 Synodal Fathers: 51 from Africa, 62 from America, 41 from Asia, 90 from Europe and 9 from Oceania. After the Angelus, the Pope mentioned "Bibbia giorno e notte", the non-stop reading of the biblical texts that began last night, an event promoted by RAI, the Italian Broadcasting Corporation, in the basilica of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, in Rome. "This event commented the Pope aptly supports the Episcopal Synod on God’s Word, and I will start reading the first chapter of the Genesis myself. God’s Word will thus be able to enter into the houses to support the life of families and individuals". ” “
