Indigenous leaders and bishops taking part in the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region carry a cross between Rome's Castel Sant'Angelo (rear left) and the Vatican's St. Peter's Square. Pope Francis gathered bishops at the Vatican to champion the isolated and poverty-struck indigenous communities of the Amazon, whose way of life is under threat. (AFP photo)
Journalists and commentators have been spilling a lot of ink over the recently ended Amazon Synod. And, naturally, they are mostly focusing on these three items that emerged from the Oct. 6-27 gathering:
These recommendations have deeply alarmed certain Catholics who boast of being "orthodox" and "faithful."