Synod: Around the edges, Catholic stars come out to shine
By JOHN L. ALLEN JR.
Rome
In Washington, the pace always picks up when Congress is in session, or when the Supreme Court is hearing cases. In a similar fashion, the church?s stars always come out to shine in Rome whenever the Synod of Bishops is in town.
Around the edges of the Oct. 5-26 Synod of Bishops, it seems that just about everyone in the Catholic world who has something to say is finding a way to say it.