Synodalność w nauczaniu i pontyfikacie Jana Pawła II
Synodality in the Teaching and Pontificate of John Paul II

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the issue by showing the relationship of synodality with collegiality,with the ecclesiology of communion, with the renewal of the Church and withthe new evangelization. John Paul II’s understanding of synodality was influenced by hisparticipation in the Second Vatican Council and the Council’s debate on collegiality. Withthe reception of the Council’s doctrine through local synods and the Synod of Bishops,the connection of synodality with the collegiality of the bishops and at the same time withthe community of the Church working together with the hierarchy became apparent. ThePope referred to synods as a “school” of ecclesial communion and mission. The formationof an attitude of participation in Christ’s mission played an important role in creating communion.Synodal interaction between bishops, clergy and laity, thanks to this theologicalgrounding, leads to a synthesis of ecclesial structures with the attitude of mature faith. Inthis way synods, or synodal practice, become important “instruments” for the realizationof the Church’s communion and the intensification of her mission.

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