Compiled by Voice of the Family on the fifth anniversary of the publication of the Apostolic Exhortation
The release of Amoris Laetitia on 8 April 2016 marked the end of the synodal process that was launched in October 2013 when it was announced that two synods would be held to discuss the pastoral challenges facing the family and the role of the family in the modern world. These two assemblies witnessed serious divisions between synod fathers who upheld Catholic teaching on marriage and the family and those who wished to supplant it.
A team from Voice of the Family was present in Rome at both the Extraordinary Synod in October 2014 and the Ordinary Synod in October 2015. Voice of the Family’s primary intention at both synods was to provide assistance to those synod fathers who were striving to defend and promote the Church’s teaching. We also sought to report accurately what was taking place at the synods in order to assist the wider Catholic public make sense of events. To this end Voice of the Family
