Vatican says synod preparatory document to be available online

Published: 2004-05-28

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- With a single-page summary of discussion points for the next world Synod of Bishops, the Vatican's synod office announced that the complete text of the preparatory document could be found on the Internet. The synod gathering will be held at the Vatican Oct. 2-29, 2005, and will focus on the theme, "The Eucharist: Source and Culmination of the Life and Mission of the Church," said a May 28 announcement. The preparatory document, called a "lineamenta," was mailed out to bishops' conferences in late March. Comments and answers to the document's 20 questions are due back at the synod office by Dec. 31. The synod office said the document would be published on the Vatican's Web site at: www.vatican.va/roman_curia/synod/index.htm. However, it was not immediately available.

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