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Appointing bishops has been a sore point between Beijing and the Vatican, which do not maintain official diplomatic ties.

bishops as a threat to religious liberty, which it had indeed proven to be for long periods of British history.

We'll see later that, in this period, bishops seem to actually have been elected by the people, at least by the presbyters.

Because the Va. ti. can. did not approve the two bishops' ordinations, the church spokesman said, the ceremonies were "illegitimate. "

Now he does like the rest; he must have a carriage and a posting-chaise, he must have luxuries, like the bishops of the olden days.

I experienced that personally when I worked in a department of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan and my boss was a woman.

Because the Vatican did not approve the two bishops' ordinations , the church spokesman said, the ceremonies were "illegitimate. "

Two months ago, the Vatican instructed bishops that they must make it a global priority to root out sexual abuse of children by priests.

The Vatican gave no reason for the Pope's refusal and said the bishops would be given different duties.

The bishops were right to express their "moral obligation to speak up for those who have no voice" .

The plight of Christians in the Middle East was the subject of a two-week meeting of Roman Catholic bishops at the Vatican in October.

Mr Brown said politicians should not try to be bishops, but recalled the values he imbibed as a son of the manse.

As the revered son of pro-democracy leaders Beningo Aquino Jr. and Corazon Aquino, Noynoy is uniquely positioned to stand up to the bishops.

And even then he must not do so of his own accord, but in obedience to the judgment of many Bishops and at their urgent request.

Nobody is born learned, even bishops are made of men.

CANON XXXIII: None of the foreign Bishops, or Presbyters, or Deacons shall be received without letters commendatory.

But some conservative bishops may stay away, despite the strenuous efforts that have been made to accommodate their concerns.

The literal sense of scripture is what will be now the guide for the Reformation, not the Pope, not the bishops.

At least my modern pieces shall be cheery, like English bishops on the Quantum Theory.

I ask all of you to support and assist your bishops and to work together with them in combating this evil.

Bishops have also been given a year to draw up detailed plans to fight abuse and help victims.

Bishops tend to live long lives ---- apparently the Lord is not all that keen for them to join Him.

It was only in 1850 that Catholics felt able, for the first since the monarchy broke with Rome in the 1530s, to have bishops in England.

She picks up one of my white bishops, and spins it on the ground like a top.

It is significant that sixty-eight bishops have protested Notre Dame's invitation, but just as significant that hundreds have not.

On June 24th, as the country's nine bishops were conferring at their headquarters, the building was taken over by the police.

In November, the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops overwhelmingly approved a new statement opposing the death penalty.

Catholic bishops and priests were shepherds of most of the "new" immigrants and a large portion of the submerged urban masses.

The Christian bishops wanted a moral city, a sexless city, a pure city and a more equitable city too.

Five Irish bishops offered to step down; the pope has accepted three resignations and is considering the others.

Cardinals and bishops shelter from the sun as Pope Benedict XVI leads the weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican June 22.

If a few Anglican bishops are allowed to stay, what about leaders of other faiths?

Archbishop Angel Lagdameo, president of the Catholic bishops' conference, called for a "struggle" against all mining.

China has long been keen to win it over, as long as the Vatican cedes some control over the appointment of Chinese bishops.

If Mr Aquino really is serious about facing down the outraged bishops on birth control, he will need all his loyal friends.

Despite a concerted call for peace by Kenya's leading editors, businessmen and bishops, the prospect of an early compromise looks dim.

Emperors became popes (both were called "Pontifex Maximus" ), senators became bishops, orators became priests and basilicas became churches.

Many bishops had huge estates, and even parish priests had, as a rule, what for those times was a comfortable living.

Opponents say there is no scriptural backing for women bishops although many other Protestant churches already consecrate them.

Some clergy sold indulgences primarily as a way of raising funds for the Church or the bishops.

In something as big as the South Sea Bubble, poets, bishops, Sir Isaac Newton and King George I were drawn into the euphoria.

They do not have archbishops or bishops and their churches and services are very simple.

Uncertainties or matters of concern to the Church at large were resolved in a councilor fashion, by bishops in a council.

Three Chinese bishops have already been excommunicated as part of the widening disagreement.

AS ITALY'S bishops concluded their general assembly on May 25th, some may have reflected on an irony in their situation.

McQuade, of the Catholic Bishops Conference, said any priest or nun making such referrals was veering from church policy.

The income from these holdings normally goes to the Pope and not the secular liege of the bishops.

Conservatives are calling their liberal bishops unfaithful to Christian teaching and beholden to secularism.

The appointment of bishops was usually, in practice, in the hands of the king, but sometimes in those of some subordinate feudal noble.

At the time a number of Mexican Bishops expressed their protest at the themes of the film.

whether they be bishops, priests, presbyters , ministers, or however else dignified or distinguished.

Mexico's Catholic bishops have denounced Santa Muerte as a satanic cult that promotes violence.

The meeting was attended by three bishops and two diocesan administrators.

The worshippers of Serapis are Christians, and those are devoted to the God Serapis, who call themselves the bishops of Christ.

The high point of this opposition came in 2008, when a 70-page report on the book sales was sent to bishops.

Why do I get the feeling that Chinese bishops have more undisclosed access to financial gain than their international counterparts?

Several dozen legislators from the main centre-right opposition party join the demonstration, which is backed by Roman Catholic bishops.

Perhaps the most central feature of the Catholic Church, however, is the investiture of bishops.

'We have cardinals who don't believe in Christ, bishops connected with demons. Then we have these stories of pedophilia.

Greek tyrants, Arab emirs, Norman knights, Byzantine bishops and Holy Roman Emperors made Sicily the place it is.

Many Catholic clerics, priests, bishops, cardinals and many others will be killed and their blood will flow in streams.

And what will happen if the bishops who are no longer excommunicated continue to reject Vatican II?

Catholic moralities catered to the tribal chief's mind; thereby they made the popes, bishops and missionaries preach it.

A spokesman at Lambeth Palace said Williams was fully behind the bishops' initiative.

Prime minister's new year address comes as Tories signal tax cuts and bishops question government's 'morality'

The Vatican does not, however, permit married bishops.

But if when summoned he refuses to obey, let him he summoned a second time by sending two Bishops to him.

The Pope sends letter to Chinese Catholics saying that Rome accepts bishops chosen by the Beijing church.

The bishops, priests and deacons processed into the cathedral .

Critics of the study included an official of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

They praised Mr. Obama's executive order, while Roman Catholic bishops and other antiabortion groups said it wasn't good enough.

I see now the Church still refuses to hold accountable bishops who endanger children.

Media experts will join bishops from across Europe to tell them how best to communicate the Catholic Church's message in the 21st century.

Kings, chiefs, and bishops have always chosen me for I am the sign of authority and wisdom.

Catholic bishops, in particular, oppose both in-vitro fertilization and P.

saying in his pastoral letter last month that its bishops had lost their effectiveness because of the way they handled the sexual abuse.

Preparations are in train for the ordination of female bishops.

denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops.

If we judge the recent self-selection and self-ordination of bishops with these perspectives, isn't it clear at a glance?

In late January bishops from Russia, Ukraine and the Slavic diaspora will meet to elect a new patriarch.

The 60-year-old explained his decision as a move to protect his fellow bishops and the Catholic church.

There were present cabinet ministers and generals arid bishops and learned men and women.

the theological doctrine of Church government by bishops.

U. S. Roman Catholic bishops did away with the rule against eating meat on Fridays.

Benedict singled out Irish bishops for sharp criticism over their handling of abuse and pedophilia cases in the past.

But many of today's senior bishops were part of the world that tried to cover these things up.

There were present cabinet ministers and generals and bishops and learned men and women.

Bishops who think they can no longer withstand continuous severe trials should plainly voice their difficulty to the Holy See.

Dormant bishops can come alive in the right circumstances.

Some of the bishops of Malta do all they can do to stop this "legal divorce" referendum.

Bishops in the modern Roman Catholic Church are not elected by the people, they're appointed by the Vatican.

The bishops call on the government to act to prevent plunging "some of the most vulnerable children in the country into severe poverty" .

If China wants to ordain it's own bishops, then they're just starting their own church.

What did I say? Bishops, creeds, liturgy, and scripture.

It was customary for bishops in former days.

We know from other historical documents that bishops didn't have that much power until much later.

My understanding is that some bishops are meeting in Beijing to talk about the issue. Please confirm.

Kings, chiefs and bishops have always chosen me for I am a sign of authority and wisdom.

The government has even warned the Catholic bishops, once considered inviolate, to shut up or suffer the same fate.

Special Branch dumped her in Bishops gate?

Are priests too subservient to their bishops?

Are all the bishops equal?

And bishops weren't often elected.

When new bishops are installed there is a grand ceremony.

Those tares of changing the canonical penalty to the penalty of purgatory were evidently sown while the bishops slept [Matt. 13: 25].

The Catholic bishops do have a point, that corruption and misgovernment are in fact mostly to blame.

"Every victim" , he insists, "has a right to know what bishops knew, when they knew it and what they did about it. "

These are the bishops who stand well at Court, who are rich, well endowed.

In 1950 , in a letter to bishops , Pope Pius XII took up the issue of evolution .

And bishops must admit their part in them.

The Pope has a house with cardinals and bishops.

I bought a book on the passing of spiritual authority from the apostles through successive popes and other bishops.

Church of England bishops unite to take a moral stand against controversial policies that they say will hit the poorest hardest

Next I greet the Archbishops, Bishops, priests, religious men and women and the faithful who have come here from every Continent;

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Asian Bishops Conference on Social Communications

NCBL; National Conference of Brazilian Bishops;

Congress of Bishops and Archbishops of Central America;

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ICCDA; Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa;

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