his biggest achievement, in my view, is restoring what we call synod. call synod. making us understand that this is a global church. at the heart of that committee ordinary people of god who live and work in ordinary circumstances. bishops, bridges and structures, and pope francis reminded us that in all his visits, he brings culinary circumstances to the fore and that is what he is doing here. and what about the response of the people of ireland to what pope francis has had to say so far? iam what pope francis has had to say so far? i am talking specifically about his response to abuse carried out by members of the church and in church run institutions. which, of course, has been where there has been a drop—off in church attendance, that has not been the sole reason that a significant reason? the ordinary member of the catholic church in ireland is quite actually fed up of the fact that this has not been dealt with adequately at a structural level. the victims i have spoken to, i had the privilege of meeting a number of victims and survivors of sexual

for this reason, i wanted to give each of you a copy of the book which ip peered during the synods onp for family and written as a sort of road mapfora family and written as a sort of road map for a living joyfully the gospel of the family. applause. me maybe our mother, queen of the family and queen of peace, sustain all of you in yourjourney of queen of peace, sustain all of you in your journey of life, queen of peace, sustain all of you in yourjourney of life, love and happiness, and now at the conclusion of early evening together we will recite a prayer for this world meeting of the families. altogether. let's re—site the official prayer for this world meeting of families. god, our father, we are brothers and sisters injesus your son, one family, in the spirit of your love. bless us with the joy of love. make us patient and kind, gentle and generous, welcoming to those in need. help us to live your forgiveness and peace. protect all families with your loving care, especially those for whom we now pray. the remember the family members and others. increase our faith, strengthen our