Pope Francis announces a reform in the Church that could change a lot

Last weekend Pope Francis started a process that can change the future of the Catholic Church. He writes it BibliaTodo.com.

During the mass celebrated in the Saint Peter Basilica, the Pontiff exhorted the faithful "not to remain closed in their own certainties" but "to listen to one another".

Francis' main plan is that in the next two years most of the 1,3 billion people who identify as Catholics in the world will be heard about their vision of the future of the Church.

It is believed that the issues that could be touched most would be the increase in female participation and decision-making within the Church, as well as a greater acceptance of groups still marginalized by traditional Catholicism, such as the LGBTQ community. Furthermore, Francis should take this opportunity to further emphasize his papacy with reforms.

The next synod - a Catholic council where high-powered religious gather and make important decisions - will be inspired by the model of the early Christians, whose decisions were made collectively.

However, the public consultation will be democratic but the last word will be up to the Pope.