In the preparation of the Phase (1) concerning the Consultation of the People of God, the General Secretariat of the Synod also avails itself of the collaboration of an Advisory Committee and four Commissions.

The Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee, consisting of members of the Group of Consultors. It has the task of supporting the General Secretariat in the elaboration of its vision in the framework of its mission and of facilitating the connection between the different commissions of the Secretariat. Members are:

• H.E. Msgr. Erio Castellucci, Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola and Bishop of Carpi
• Msgr. Pierangelo Sequeri, John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for the Sciences of Marriage and the Family
• Rev. Giacomo Costa S.J., San Fedele Cultural Foundation of Milan
• Rev. Dario Vitali, Pontifical Gregorian University
• Prof. Myriam Wijlens, University of Erfurt