Scientia (Mar 2024)

The Synodal Process in the Dock: A Thematic Analysis of Grey Literature

  • Gemma Aboy,
  • Noel Asiones,
  • Ma. Lowella Calderon,
  • Orlando Cantillon,
  • Concepcion Liza Corotan,
  • Sibichen James,
  • Alvenio Mozol,
  • Ulysses John Parado

DOI
https://doi.org/10.57106/scientia.v13i1.180
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1

Abstract

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This article aimed to describe the contours of the current discourse on the synodal process from the perspectives of journalists. To achieve this goal, we collected a large sample of grey literature (N= 235) from six online Catholic newspapers. The common ground unraveled by this study can lead to a fusion of horizons between the opposing sides on how and why the synodal process may allow the church to initiate needed structural reforms and create a synodal culture.

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