Caution! Warning! Code words

 

Article link:

https://onepeterfive.com/ten-code-words-of-synodality/

I do not think it means what you think it means.

– Inigo Montoya correcting Vizzini in The Princess Bride

We often hear or read a word or phrase or we listen to a piece of music and we absorb it immediately without thinking.  As Catholics, we have filters — defenses, really — that block or at least alert us to problematic messages. But some problematic messages slip through easily. I now realize that they were designed to make us think we know their meaning when in fact they mean considerably more or even something else entirely. Over time, the hidden meaning becomes our belief and our faith is eroded.

Personal reflection:  

Beware of these 10 code words:

1. The Poor

2. The People of God

3. Our Common Home

4. Unity

5. Being Church / Synodal

6. Accompaniment

7. All Are Welcome

8. Spiritual

9. Freelancing

10. Hymns