To analyze the controversial letter against the pope written by the former U.S. nuncio, one must keep many things in mind.
On July 7, Pope Francis traveled to Bari, in southern Italy. It was the Holy Father's third visit to the region this year.
The first concrete fruit of the Synod is this document full of various proposals. The bishops have given it to Pope Francis and the pope usually uses it to write a magisterial text, technically called an "apostolic exhortation."