Synod w Kościele katolickim w Polsce jako fundament doświadczenia jedności wspólnoty

Abstract

In the autumn of 2021, the Synod on Synodality began in the Catholic Church under the theme „Towards a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation and Mission”. The work of the synod was carried out at three levels: diocesan, national and continental, and was spread over three years (2021‒2023). The article includes analyses from the work carried out among the believers of the Catholic Church in Poland, both clergy and laity. The contents have been edited and presented in three points: the synodal events have been described using the historical method, and the speculative hermeneutic method has been used to highlight the content and its orientation in relation to the experience of the unity of the ecclesial community. The future will show to what extent the process of synodality has penetrated the mentality and contributed to the dynamism of the Church’s life.