According to detractors, the rules changes aren’t intended to expand the voices heard during a synod but to restrict them – that is, to stack the deck with lay activists to parrot a progressive line, diluting the impact of more conservative bishops.
Curtis Martin, founder of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), meets Pope Francis in 2022. Martin was named April 25, 2023, to an advisory group of 14 consultors to advise the members of the Dicastery for Evangelization. / Credit: FOCUSDenver Newsroom, Apr 27, 2023 / 11:30 am (CNA).Pope Francis new appointments to the Dicastery for Evangelization include several prominent American Catholics. CNA spoke with a few of them about their views on how Catholics can best "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations" (Mt 28:19). Monsignor Eugene Sylva, serving an immigrant communityMonsignor Eugene (Geno) Sylva of the Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey, is among the 19 members the pope appointed to the dicastery s Section for Fundamental Questions Regarding Evangelization in the World.Sylva told CNA he was "very surprised" by the April 25 appointment but noted his efforts in the diocese as vicar for special projects and rector of the Cathedral of S
In Martin’s view, there are some ways to measure the success of evangelization, like weekly Mass attendance, annual collection numbers, and parish growth.