Now that the abuse summit is over, Vatican-watchers are turning their attention to Rome’s next big gathering of bishops: the Amazon synod. The meeting, which will take place on October 6-27, will bring together Church leaders from nine countries in the Pan-Amazonian region – Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. The region is vast (2.3 million square miles) but has a small population (2.8 million) comprising some 400 tribes speaking 240 languages.