Nicely done, but it could have used a proofreader. That’s “parliament,” not “parlament.”
Oy.
Anyway, if you’re wondering what the Extraordinary Synod on the Family going on right now at the Vatican is all about, here’s a good, concise introduction.
For videos of the opening Mass of the Synod and other events, click here.
For news straight from the Vatican, click here. For hyperventilating, check your FB feed or any number of blogs. Discussion on sensitive topics is bound to cause that, but at moments like these, I find it useful to remember a line from David Mamet’s script for “The Untouchables,” uttered by Sean Connery, playing veteran Chicago cop Jimmy Malone
“This is the job. Don’t wait for it to happen. Don’t even want it to happen. Just watch what does happen.” (emphasis mine)
Patience and forbearance.