The Extraordinary Synod of Bishops about the Family Anno Domini 2014. Between the Will of Christ and the Faith of the Church and Expectations of the World

Abstract

The Extraordinary Synod of Bishops at the Vatican in 2014 was dedicated to the pastoral care of the family. From the very beginning of the synod, and even before it had started, it was accompanied with a large dose of emotion and media commentaries. Some of the reports have begun to create a specific atmosphere around the synod, seeing in it a breakthrough which is able to change the existing discipline, and perhaps, even the doctrine of the Church on marriage and family. This article indicates expectations of the world directed at the Church, which were spoken in many mass-media. It reminds the discussion which was rolling around the synod and finally reveals the official position of the synod specified in the final document Relatio Synodi.