In a brief video message, Pope Francis emphasized synodality, saying that “the family that does not communicate is a dead family.”
Vatican News
VATICAN CITY, Saturday, October 26, 2024 (REI): Pope Francis recorded a short 28-second video this Friday in the Synod Hall, in which he reaffirmed a central value of his pontificate: a healthy family life. an essential element.
dialogue amid differences
Pope Francis says: “They ask me to talk about synodality in the family, I can only think that in the family there must be dialogue. Sometimes there may be a small quarrel, but always dialogue. Always.”
The alternative, the Pope said, is serious: when relationships within the home are not strengthened with constant dialogue, they can deteriorate to the point of breaking down.
The Pope continued: “A family that does not communicate is a dead family.” The style of coexistence, based on listening and conversation, is a completely familiar way of life.
