In an interview with Catholic News Service, Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, DC noted the “lack of parish priests present” at the October Synod.
“If the Synod is going to be a success, it really needs to keep its roots in the Sunday pew,” he said. While the upcoming world meeting of priests in Rome” is needed, and 300 priests “300 priests “is a good delegation,” it is only “a small representation of the total number of priests who are engaged directly in pastoral ministry.”