Lineamenta Explained

A Lineamenta document is a text written in preparation for a General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in the Roman Catholic Church.

The lineamenta encourages bishops to invite all Catholics into discussion and to take a pastoral inventory.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

References

1. http://www.google.ca/search?q=lineamenta&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&tab=nw XII Ordinary General Assembly : Lineamenta
2. http://www.zenit.org/article-28092?l=english Mideast Synod Lineamenta
3. http://www.ewtn.com/new_evangelization/asia/synod/lineamenta.htm Lineamenta for Synod of Asia
4. http://www.afrikaworld.net/synod/lineamenta.htm African Synod: Preliminary Questions from the Lineamenta
5. https://books.google.com/books?id=FYMKOgA5lSAC&dq=lineamenta+%22synod%22+-eucharist+-asia+-middle&pg=PA51 Inside the Vatican: the politics and organization of the Catholic Church