| A synod held at Hertford in 672 established the first basic canons for Church government. |
| Lutherans have historically allowed pastors to preside at ordinations when authorized by the candidate's synod bishop. |
| Sending a cash donation directly to a local church or synod may sound like a wonderful idea. |
| His synod was also the site of a church's unsanctioned ordination of an openly gay pastor earlier this year. |
| The synod, like a general council, however, would have no authority over the pope and no right to reverse his decisions. |
| The discussion of new forms for episcopal collegiality and accountability, such as a plenary council or a special synod of bishops, was put off. |
