'This is not a parliament', says Pope when opening Synod
(AGI) Vatican City, Oct 5 - Pope Francis opened the Synod onthe Family Monday morning at 9 o'clock on the dot, with 270bishops convening in the Vatican from all over the world, inaddition to approximately 90 experts, auditors and delegatesrepresenting other Christian churches. "I should mention thatthe Synod is neither a convention, nor a parlor, nor aparliament or senate, where people make deals and reachcompromises. The Synod is rather an Ecclesial expression, i.e.,the Church that journeys together to read reality with theeyes of faith and with the heart of God; it