Listen to this full bonus episode on Patreon!Ashley and Zac are joined by their colleagues, Sebastian Gomes and Colleen Dulle to break down the curious media strategy around the Vatican's synod on synodality. Synod members are "fasting" from public speaking after Pope Francis decried what he perceived to be distorted media narratives around previous synods. But this media blackout strategy brings very real risks.Support Jesuitical and access bonus content–including this full episode–on Patreon.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices