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<p>Dear sinoditalgulised,<br>
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<p>yesterday I released version 11 of “my” report and received first
feedback.</p>
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<h2>We are approaching our deadline</h2>
<p>Some members of the <a class="reference internal"
href="https://hw.saffre-rumma.net/sc/talgud/about/#term-sinoditalgutiim"><span
class="xref std std-term">sinoditalgutiim</span></a>
accepted to be in the mailing list
because I assured them that I won’t write more than one message
per week. I am
afraid that I will have to repent about this because we are
approaching our
deadline (March 31st). If this is getting too much for you, feel
free to
silently ignore my mails or ask me to remove you from the
mailing list.</p>
<p>To those who stay with us:</p>
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<p>Take care to not send any email to <a class="reference
external" href="mailto:sinod%40lino-framework.org">sinod<span>@</span>lino-framework<span>.</span>org</a>
unless you want
everybody else to read it. You can answer privately to me by
sending your
email to <a class="reference external"
href="mailto:luc%40saffre-rumma.net">luc<span>@</span>saffre-rumma<span>.</span>net</a>.
And of course you can call me on the phone or
write instant messages any time.</p>
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<li>
<p>Don’t be shy when giving feedback. If you disagree or feel
uncomfortable with
some formulation, then please let me know. Don’t worry for
me or our
friendship. I am <a class="reference internal"
href="https://hw.saffre-rumma.net/me/#me-resistant"><span
class="std std-ref">resistant to advice</span></a>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Speak spontaneously. Don’t hold back your feedback until
you have read the
whole document or until you are really sure about your
reaction. I give you
permission to contradict yourself or to change your mind
while you are
speaking. Collect your reactions while reading and send them
to me when you
get interrupted.</p>
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<p>In about two weeks I will ask each of you whether you agree
with our document.
I guess that there will be four classes of contributors:
Those who disagree,
those who agree publicly,
those who agree incognito
and those who are undecided.</p>
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<h2>Should we speak about burnout and depression?</h2>
<p>Unless the team objects, I plan to <strong>remove item (58)</strong>
(“Several participants witnessed the experience of having
abandoned, at some
point in their life… independently of whether they are
“religious” or not.”)</p>
<p>This item was –as I imagined– the summary of what at least
three of my friends
had told me. But after asking for their confirmation I found
that only two of
them confirmed my summary. And these two are not part of our
team because they
are neither Estonian nor do they live in Estonia. Hence we
cannot say that this
is something we have observed here in Estonia.</p>
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<section id="should-we-speak-about-presynodal-language">
<h2>Should we speak about “presynodal” language?</h2>
<p>One team member wrote: I’m not comfortable with the term
‘pre-synodal language’.
It feels to me a bit like the term ‘unamerican’ – kind of daring
anyone to
disagree with the principle of synodality. Every age has
struggled with how to
express the ineffable in words. I feel that the use of
‘presynodal’ is
judgemental and divisive. I would therefore delete Step 5 (items
88-93)</p>
<p>I answered: Needs further discussion. I use “presynodal” (not
“unsynodal”) in
analogy with “<a class="reference external"
href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preconciliar">preconciliar</a>”…</p>
<p>I fully agree that there is something missing. I plan to insert
the following
after (65):</p>
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<p>People have different entry points to the Church. It is
important to <em>also</em>
welcome people who are love historic buildings and see them
as a part of the
Gospel, who prefer a “magical” Bible, a “clerical” church or
a church that
serves as a “truth institution”. And local pastors are the
first “church
officials” to welcome them. Pastors must have a freedom to
choose their
priorities when talking to “their” sheep. A synodal church
will provide space
for political diversity and unite all baptized in the
Eucharist.</p>
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<p>Thanks in advance for your prayer and -maybe- your feedback!</p>
<p>Luc<br>
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