The 1971 Synod of Bishops was the second ordinary

general assembly A general assembly or general meeting is a meeting of all the members of an organization or shareholders of a company. Specific examples of general assembly include: Churches * General Assembly (presbyterian church), the highest court of presby ...

in the history of the Synod of Bishops. Its agenda consisted of two subjects: Ministerial Priesthood and

Justice in the World "Justice in the World" is the document produced by the 1971 Synod of Bishops, dealing with the issue of justice and liberation of the poor and oppressed. It called for more countries to share their power and for wealthy nations to consume less. It ...

. The synod supported

Pope Paul VI Pope Paul VI ( la, Paulus VI; it, Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, ; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City, Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his ...

's stand on

clerical celibacy Clerical celibacy is the requirement in certain religions that some or all members of the clergy be unmarried. Clerical celibacy also requires abstention from deliberately indulging in sexual thoughts and behavior outside of marriage, because the ...

, with a sizable opposition.

References

Synod of bishops in the Catholic Church 1971 in Vatican City 20th-century Catholicism Pope Paul VI Episcopacy in the Catholic Church Catholic priesthood 1971 in Christianity 1971 conferences {{RC-stub