The Guardian newspaper says that the Vatican has sent a survey to every national conference of bishops worldwide in order to learn more about what ordinary Catholics are thinking. The poll was sent out in mid-October by Vatican co-ordinator Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri with instructions to the bishops to “share it immediately as widely as possible to deaneries and parishes so that input from local sources can be received”. The survey reflects the pope’s pledges to move away from what he called a “Vatican-centric” approach towards one in which local church leaders are more involved in decision-making.