Synod Delegates Having “good moments of sharing”, African Archbishop Says, Lauds Diversity

The Local Ordinary of Kenya’s Nyeri Archdiocese of Nyeri, who doubles as the Chairman of the Commission for Social Communications of KCCB says that the discussions in groups are providing opportunities for delegates to reflect on various realities, including family settings. 

Deliberations at the Synod are providing opportunities to go beyond what delegates are saying, he goes on to observe, and gives the example of family settings, with members “thinking and valuing one another, listening to the heart of the father, the father listening to the heart of the child, the husband listening to the heart of the wife, the wife listening to the husband, an experience of expanding our hearts in listening and it’s not just talking but listening to what is deeply in us.”

Hinting to the Synodal delegates’ confidentiality and discretion requirements, Archbishop Muheria says, “Don’t get worried if you don’t hear too much of what we are discussing because there is more the idea of listening to one another and listening to the Holy Spirit.”

“The Holy Father has insisted a lot that this is also a moment of reflection, of silence, of listening to the Holy Spirit,” the Kenyan member of Opus Dei, who was recently appointed Apostolic Administrator of Embu Diocese in Kenya further says.

He appeals for prayers, saying, “We want to invite Catholics and all to continue praying for this wonderful meeting alongside the Holy Father so that the Holy Spirit may inspire us, the Bishops and other delegates, so that we can really have a deep sharing.”

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The Kenyan delegate is participating in the Synod that Pope Francis extended to 2024 alongside Archbishop Martin Kivuva Musonde of Mombasa Archdiocese, the Chairman of KCCB.

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