Pope, Cardinals discuss plans for ‘healthy’ decentralization of Church authority
VATICAN CITY, June 16, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinals met this week in Rome to talk about decentralizing the Catholic Church’s governance. This was the 20th meeting of the Council of Cardinals, the group of nine Cardinals that Pope Francis has established to work with him on Curial reform. The call for decentralization, or devolution of power, including “genuine doctrinal authority,” had been a demand made at the controversial 2015 Synod by individuals who also reject Catholic teaching on human sexuality.