Ce que l’on pourrait attendre du Deuxième Synode pour l’Afrique

Abstract

Pope John Paul II had the idea of convoking a second Synod for Africa. Benedict XVI concretized that desire. The preparatory documents aimed at bringing to the fore the pressing problems of Africa in matters of Justice, peace and reconciliation. While the initiative is good, and the process engaging, one wonders if the method employed in reflecting on this important theme could not have been better. It would have been better if the underlying factor of African problems was given the weight it required. Unfortunately in the discussions of the Synod, this underlying factor was glossed over. For Bénézet Bujo, the underlying factor is life. It is in relation to life that the symptoms of reconciliation, justice and peace can be discussed with greater insight.