▁structures , ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁become ▁more ▁mission ary ". ▁The ▁syn od ▁of ▁b ish ops ▁must ▁be ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁colleg ial ity ▁and ▁“ always ▁become ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁an ▁ade qu ate ▁channel ▁for ▁the ▁evangel ization ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁world ▁more ▁than ▁for ▁self - pres ervation ." ▁Francis ▁had ▁previously ▁held ▁syn ods ▁on ▁ ▁the ▁family ▁( 2 0 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁and ▁on ▁youth ▁( 2 0 1 8 ), ▁and ▁prom ul g ated ▁Epis cop alis ▁commun io ▁after ▁the ▁regional ▁syn od ▁on ▁the ▁Pan - A ma zon ▁region ▁( 2 0 1 9 ). ▁Some ▁anal yst s ▁sur m ise ▁that ▁the ▁greatest ▁achiev ement ▁of ▁Francis ' ▁pap acy ▁may ▁be ▁his ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁more ▁syn od al ▁Catholic ▁church , ▁where ▁syn ods ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁platform ▁for ▁open ▁and ▁ener get ic ▁debate . ▁ ▁Content ▁Sum mary ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁syn od ▁council ▁Fab io ▁Fab ene , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁characteristics ▁of ▁syn ods ▁under ▁Francis ▁is ▁" to ▁listen ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁possible ▁to ▁reality ▁and ▁people ," ▁with ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁pre lim inary ▁in qui ries . ▁The ▁new ▁constitution ▁provides ▁for ▁the ▁la ity ▁to ▁send ▁their ▁contributions ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁syn od ' s ▁secretary ▁general . ▁ ▁The ▁document ▁also ▁spec ifies ▁the ▁work ▁which ▁must ▁be ▁carried ▁out ▁after ▁the ▁syn od .