Pope Francis has called
a rare gathering
of bishops
and lay Catholics in Rome
(also known as Catholics
who face no
workplace restrictions upon
and whom are permitted
if not by God
then by
a sinful society
to engage in "laying")
to debate the Church's attitudes
towards divorce
contraception and gayness.
He doesn't want anybody
getting any "beautiful and clever ideas"
or "to see who is more intelligent"
at this Synod assembly
but rather
to engage in "real debate"
which of course
is no fun.
Still sometimes
"keeping it real"
for all that could
be said against it
does make real things change.
This poem © 2014 Emily Cooper.
