{"id":1086,"date":"2005-10-17T09:12:16","date_gmt":"2005-10-17T09:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2005\/10\/parting-gifts.html"},"modified":"2005-10-17T09:12:16","modified_gmt":"2005-10-17T09:12:16","slug":"parting-gifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2005\/10\/parting-gifts.html","title":{"rendered":"Parting gifts"},"content":{"rendered":"

What the Pope will give the Synod Fathers. A not-subtle reminder of what their office is all about:<\/a><\/p>\n

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At the beginning of the session, Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, secretary general of the Synod of Bishops, informed those present that the Holy Father had decided to give all the Synod Fathers of episcopal rank a ring decorated with the image of a pelican. The pelican is a traditional Eucharistic symbol as, by pecking at its breast, it was said to draw blood from its own heart to feed its young.<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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