The Second Vatican Council reaffirmed the principles of synodality and the importance of the local Church. The Council's intentions were subsequently translated into a number of legal instruments, the most prominent of which is the Bishops' Conference. Although the Conference existed before the Council, it was a legally under-regulated and non-binding institution. However, the institution already proved that the Catholic Church could no longer be treated as one large monolithic community. The growing importance of the conference is shown by the fact that it was analyzed after the Council in a number of church documents and by prominent theologians. According to my hypothesis, it is historically, theologically, and juridically demonstrable that the Conference, using its legislative framework, can deepen or influence Catholic doctrine. I will also use historical examples to prove my hypothesis. I will show that not only has the universal teaching of the Church been adopted at the local level, but that the innovations of the local Church have been translated into the universal teaching of the Church. Along these lines, I explore how responses to contemporary social issues that also involve Christian anthropology, such as just wars, the LGBTQ movement, environmental issues, and the rule of law, can be articulated and translated into the universal teaching of the Catholic Church. I also point to the experience that only within the framework of the rule of law can conferences make full use of the leeway provided by canon law. I have used the qualitative method, drawing on primary and secondary sources, contrasting them and drawing conclusions. On this basis, I have made recommendations along the lines of the social issues mentioned.