Pope Francis attends the opening of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Paul VI Hall at The Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Francis attends the opening of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Paul VI Hall at The Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Francis attends the opening of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Paul VI Hall at The Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

From left clockwise, Cardinal Mario Grech, Pope Francis, Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, and Father Giacomo Costa attend the opening of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Paul VI Hall at The Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

From left clockwise, Bishop Luis Marín de San Martín, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, Cardinal Mario Grech, Pope Francis, Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, and Father Giacomo Costa attend the opening session of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Paul VI Hall at The Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Francis arrives for the opening of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Paul VI Hall at The Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

From left clockwise, Cardinal Mario Grech, Pope Francis, Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, and Father Giacomo Costa attend the opening session of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Paul VI Hall at The Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Francis, center, listens to Cardinal Mario Grech, left, during the opening of the second session of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Paul VI Hall at The Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)