The article presents some aspects of the theology of synodality based on the documents of the Second Vatican Council and the post-conciliar Magisterium of the Church, in particular Magisterium of the Pope Francis, as well on the document of the International Theological Commission „Synodality in the life and mission of the Church“ (2018), and contemporary theological reflection on the topic. It deals with the actuality of the synodality and of some key theological issues which are pertinent and permit the Church to exercise synodality as listening to God and as fidelity to Him and to live as a sacrament of salvation for all humanity. Among these issues are emphasised the Trinitarian foundation of synodality and the spirituality of communion, the itinerant character of the Church as the people of God, in the midst of whom dwells Christ - the Way, and which follows in His footsteps, the relationship between charismatic and hierarchical charisms, synodal discernment and, in particular, synodality at the level of the local Church.
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