Pope Francis accepts a document on people with disabilities from Giulia Cirillo, a member of the Sant'Egidio community, at the end of the general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept. 21, 2022.The Gospel of St. John tells the story of Jesus’ encounter with a man who was born blind. Upon seeing him, the disciples asked Jesus if the man’s blindness was due to his sins or that of his parents.
Bracamonte joined other people with disabilities at a two-day synodal listening session at the Vatican sponsored by the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops released its report Sept. 19, summarizing the concerns, hopes and desires of an estimated 700,000 participants who joined thousands of listening sessions and other events during the diocesan phase in the lead-up to the Synod of Bishops on synodality in October 2023.
Bracamonte told CNS that some in the church believe disabled persons “cannot live the sacraments or understand them.” Addressing the pastoral needs of those with disabilities, she added, should be included in priestly formation. Jesuit Father Justin Glyn, who serves as general counsel of the Jesuits’ Australian province and is legally blind, said the listening sessions were a “spirit-filled experience” and that the report delivered to the pope and the Synod of Bishops “hopefully has the potential to be a groundbreaker within the church itself.”
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