'If this Synod limits itself to discussing only the problem of the abuse of minors, saying nothing about the plague of homosexuality which infests the Church, this Synod will betray its mission.'
An international coalition of Catholic laity stood to silently ‘oppose the Vatican’s policy of silence about homosexuality’ ahead of the Vatican abuse summit.
A Vatican press conference revealed a stark divergence between the preferred narrative of the hierarchy and the universal concern of multitudes of Catholics in the pews.