Second Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

The 1971 Synod of Bishops was the second ordinary general assembly in the history of the Synod of Bishops. Its agenda consisted of two subjects: Ministerial Priesthood and Justice in the World.{{cite web |url= http://www.osjspm.org/majordoc_justicia_in_mundo_offical_test.aspx |title= Justicia in Mundo Official Text |work= osjspm.org |accessdate= 31 May 2011 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070207080146/http://www.osjspm.org/majordoc_justicia_in_mundo_offical_test.aspx |archivedate= 7 February 2007 }} The synod supported Pope Paul VI's stand on clerical celibacy, with a sizable opposition.{{cite web |url= http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0860266.html |title=Paul VI: Papacy — Infoplease.com |work=infoplease.com |accessdate=31 May 2011| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110604231837/http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0860266.html| archivedate= 4 June 2011 | url-status= live}}