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Pope Francis is a breath of fresh air to many as he urges the church to consider difficult topics through the ongoing synodal process. Yet the spirit of synodality can also trace its origins in the U.S. to much earlier.
NCR's news editor and Vatican correspondent sat down with contributor Sr. Rose Pacatte in Rome to discuss their experiences of visiting the body of the late Pope Benedict XVI, and to reflect on his complicated legacy.
Kate McElwee is the executive director of the Women's Ordination Conference, a grassroots-driven movement that promotes activism, dialogue and prayerful witness to call for women's ordination and gender equity in the Roman Catholic Church. She is married to NCR news editor Joshua McElwee.