The pontiff, who turns 88 in December and has suffered bouts of poor health, invested four years in preparing the summit, which yielded no concrete action on issues including expanding roles for women in the Church
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. A final text called for women to be granted more leadership roles in the Church but stopped short of asking for them to be ordained as clergy. The 52-page final document from the Synod of Bishops did not mention the LGBTQ community but made a veiled reference to people in the Church who “experience the pain of feeling excluded or judged because of their marital situation, identity or sexuality”.
His age and occasional ill health have led some Church watchers to revive speculation that he may eventually resign. Francis has said he has no such plans. In March, he called the possibility a “distant hypothesis”. The four-year synod process, first convoked by Francis in March 2020, has been a signature initiative of his papacy. It involved an unprecedented two-year canvassing of Catholics’ opinions and two summits in Rome, held a year apart.
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