Amid an increasingly leftwards turn by the Synodal Path in Germany, and calls for upending Catholic tradition in Ireland, is it time to ignore the Pope’s Synod on Synodality? The consultation process – which has been a rather hit-and-miss affair, with huge variance by diocese in terms of engagement - will culminate in a major meeting next year and recommendations for the Pope. Yet, the numbers, in fact, seem to underrepresent the conservative faithful while giving full voice to liberal groups. Take England and Wales, for instance: the 30,000 estimated participants represent under 10 per cent of all Mass-going Catholics and under 1 per cent of all Catholics. These figures are no outlier. In fact, compared to France they are generous.