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Diminished Bishops, the New Ultramontanism and the Synodal Process

Antonio MasielloPope Francis gives pallia to metropolitans from around the world during the Mass for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul at St. Peter’s Basilica on June 29.

Is Vatican II’s achievement in reaffirming the authority of bishops being undercut by the current preparatory process for the Synod on Synodality?