And still the German episcopate suggests that more dumbing down of Catholic doctrine and practice is the answer, now on a global scale. (firstthings.com)
He moved away from the congregationalism of his disciples heritage toward a more integrated form of church structure which he sometimes referred to as «connectionalism» In the course of time he became ready to accept the historic episcopate. (religion-online.org)
«The American episcopate has been strong in its defence of the liberty of the Church against the attacks of the Obama administration, and a healthy majority of our bishops now think of themselves as evangelists as well as administrators. (faith.org.uk)