Is the Synod Redefining Papal Infallibility?

Gaetano Masciullo of The Remnant suggests that Pope Francis is concentrating power in his own hands while simultaneously preparing a fragmentation of that power to prevent a single successor from controlling the Church's direction.

Masciullo compares this approach to the Tetrarchy used by Roman Emperor Diocletian, a system of four rulers designed to preserve a political project by ensuring the entire empire did not depend on one person. According to Masciullo, this has created a plurality of power centers in the Vatican, including the Secretariat of State, which maintains control over international matters and bureaucratic machinery. He claims that while the Pope remains the formal head of the Church, he has become one of the least influential of these major power centers.