'Mercy' is now new buzz word for church careerists

Taking a decidedly different tone than many church statements in recent years, the Synod on family issues has released a document calling for the church to listen more, to respect people in their various struggles, and to apply mercy much more widely.

Summarising the work of the meeting still in progress, the document acknowledges bluntly that the strict application of church doctrine is no longer enough to support people in their quest for God.
"It is necessary to accept people in their concrete being, to know how to support their search, to encourage the wish for God and the will to feel fully part of the Church, also on the part of those who have experienced failure or find themselves in the most diverse situations," states the document, released today

What next, who makes the next move? How will the careerists interpret what is going on? What say the diehard conservatives?  

Whatever happens careerists will be checking how the wind is blowing and behave accordingly. It is the oxygen that gives them purpose. But 'mercy' must be a difficult term for them to handle. There is something real and open and honest about being merciful. 'Mercy' is about the other person. It's not a word that fits the profile of a church careerist.

God works in peculiar ways.