ARCHIDIOCESAN SYNOD OF SÃO PAULO: Reflections and propositions from the parish reality survey questionnaire applied in the Belém Episcopal Region

Abstract

This article aims to present a reflection on the Archdiocesan Synod of São Paulo, which began in June 2017 and is expected to end in January 2021. Specifically, within the synod process, this text aims to make considerations about a quantitative survey carried out in parishes in order to know the structure of parish realities. Elements such as celebrations, sacraments, formations, people's participation in the Church, emerged with this research. Thus, we seek in the light of these data to raise theological questions that may help the local Church of São Paulo to respond to the challenges of the proclamation of the Gospel in a large metropolis. This text, given the plurality of the Church in São Paulo, is limited to study the data of the Belém Episcopal Region, one of the six mechanisms of organization of the Archdiocese of São Paulo.