Editing Synod (section)

==== Synod of Bishops ====
{{Main|Synod of Bishops (Catholic)}}

While the words "synod" and "council" usually refer to a transitory meeting, the term "Synod of Bishops" or "Synod of the Bishops",{{NoteTag|In English "Synod of Bishops" is the usual expression for what in other languages is usually called the "Synod of the Bishops": "[[:eo:Sinodo de la Episkopoj]]", "[[:es:Sínodo de los obispos]]", "[[:fr:Synode des évêques]]", "[[:it:Sinodo dei vescovi]]".}} is also applied to a permanent<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/paul_vi/motu_proprio/documents/hf_p-vi_motu-proprio_19650915_apostolica-sollicitudo_en.html |title=Motu proprio ''Apostolica sollicitudo'', I |publisher=Vatican.va |date=1965-09-15 |accessdate=2023-08-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/synod/documents/rc_synod_20050309_documentation-profile_en.html#V._SUMMARY_OF_THE_SYNOD_ASSEMBLIES |title=Synodal Information |publisher=Vatican.va |date= |accessdate=2023-08-22}}</ref> body established in 1965 as an advisory body of the pope. It holds assemblies at which bishops and religious superiors, elected by bishops conferences or the Union of Superiors General or appointed by the Pope vote on proposals ("''propositiones''") to present for the pope's consideration, and which in practice the pope uses as the basis of "post-synodal apostolic exhortations" on the themes discussed. While an assembly of the Synod of Bishops thus expresses its collective wishes, it does not issue decrees, unless in certain cases the pope authorizes it to do so, and even then an assembly's decision requires ratification by the pope.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P18.HTM |title=Code of Canon Law, canon 343 |publisher=Vatican.va |date= |accessdate=2023-08-22}}</ref> The pope serves as president of an assembly or appoints the president, determines the agenda, and summons, suspends, and dissolves the assembly.

Modern Catholic synod themes:
* X "The Bishop: Servant of the Gospel of JESUS CHRIST for the hope of the world" 1998
* XI "The Eucharist: Source and Summit of the Life and Mission of the Church" 2005
* XII "The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church" 2008
* XIII "New Evangelisation for the Transmission of the Christian Faith" 2012
* Extraordinary General "The Pastoral Challenges of the Family in the Context of Evangelization" 2014