The synod journey culminates in listening to the Bishop of Rome, (who
is) called to speak authoritatively as ‘the Pastor and Teacher of all
Christians,'" Pope Francis stated on October 17, on the eve of the final
week of the synod on the family.
In a keynote talk of the utmost importance delivered at the celebration for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the synod of bishops, Francis spoke about “synodality in the church,” the synod’s place within this, the relation between the synod and the Successor of Peter, and reminded the synod fathers that he has the last word.
http://americamagazine.org/content/dispatches/pope-francis-reminds-synod-he-has-last-word
In a keynote talk of the utmost importance delivered at the celebration for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the synod of bishops, Francis spoke about “synodality in the church,” the synod’s place within this, the relation between the synod and the Successor of Peter, and reminded the synod fathers that he has the last word.
http://americamagazine.org/content/dispatches/pope-francis-reminds-synod-he-has-last-word