![Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna during a press briefing at the Synod on Synodality Oct. 23, 2023. The cardinal told reporters that the Synod of Bishops “has not changed nature, but it has been enlarged.” Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna during a press briefing at the Synod on Synodality Oct. 23, 2023. The cardinal told reporters that the Synod of Bishops “has not changed nature, but it has been enlarged.”](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20231025221024_14de0fd06a8094ffe1c2e4ce33643a22a494b83424dbcc1e94dcf15ea7c0f459.jpg)
Is It a Canonical Synod of Bishops or Not? Some Observers Express Their Doubts
Some canonists contend that now that laypeople are able to vote, it’s technically not.
Some canonists contend that now that laypeople are able to vote, it’s technically not.
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