>This article was written by the Bishops of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate. >“We present to your attention a video letter in which we call on the bishops of Asia and Australia to oppose the system of newly emerging synodal councils based on the German model, which usurp the powers of bishops. Furthermore, we urge the bishops to separate themselves from the suicidal synodal journey and to initiate a programme of spiritual renewal in their dioceses,” said Secretary Bishops of the Byzantine Catholic Patriarchate in an email to TGP. . . . [Source Article](https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/06/controversial-synodal-lgbtq-agenda-set-global-approval-byzantine/)