Inclusivity, a concept that can operate at many levels, becomes a catchword and even a self-contradiction when it impugns any efforts to make distinctions or set defining limits. It will mean pursuing disagreements in a renewed spirit of dialogue. While the bishops united with the pope have been specially endowed by God with the power to preserve the truth faith, they,,, too, exercise their office by taking counsel with one another and with the experience of the whole Church, past and present. Solutions to the Church's problems will almost inevitably emerge from a variety of sources. We should not envision ourselves or any one part of the Church a saving remnant.
Pastoral effectiveness is a responsibility of leadership.
They deserve civility, charity and a good-faith effort to understand their concerns. We should detect the valid insights and legitimate worries that may underlie even questionable arguments. We should be cautious in ascribing motives. We should not rush to interpret disagreements as conflicts of starkly opposing principles rather than as differences in degree or in prudential pastoral judgments about the relevant facts. Ultimately, the fresh eyes and changed hearts we need cannot be distilled from guidelines.