Sentences with phrase «bishops speak in the name»

Thus Vatican II stated: «In matters of faith and morals, the bishops speak in the name of Christ and the faithful are to accept their teaching and adhere to it with a religious assent of soul.»

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So if Ryan claims to be speaking in the name of his Church and the Bishops continue to have sharp and specific disagreements with much of what Ryan is saying, aren't the Bishops morally and theologically obligated to shoot Ryan down again?

In its initial and subsequent meetings, the Roundtable has continued to advance its goal, which, according to Mr. Boisi, is to provide a «check and balance» on the role of the bishops and, according to Mr. Butler of Foundations and Donors, to «allow lay people to speak in the name of the Church.&raquIn its initial and subsequent meetings, the Roundtable has continued to advance its goal, which, according to Mr. Boisi, is to provide a «check and balance» on the role of the bishops and, according to Mr. Butler of Foundations and Donors, to «allow lay people to speak in the name of the Church.&raquin the name of the Church.»

The project is developing into something more like a permanent assembly than a blue - ribbon panel, and it is reported that such an assembly will meet regularly, much as the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops does, and have its own staff and programs to speak in the name of the laity.

A profession of faith, then, is not new for those who speak in the name of the church — cardinals, bishops, diocesan officials and rectors of universities and seminaries.