Sentences with phrase «ecclesiastical superiors»

lf they are treated as pawns to serve ends which he alone or his ecclesiastical superiors have chosen, the minister will soon encounter a psychological barrier of diminishing leadership returns.

It is a directive based upon moral doctrine and might best be described as a prudential judgment made by «legitimate ecclesiastical superiors» and to be followed by all under their authority.

In short, clergy were caught between the expectations of their ecclesiastical superiors and a restive lay following.

Unfortunately, many priests have concluded that their ecclesiastical superiors now regard their «vocation» as little more than a job.

Giovanni Scalese, ecclesiastical superior of the Roman Catholic Mission of Afghanistan.

The visit to Augsburg would afford opportunity to speak both with the man's ecclesiastical superior, Fr Staupitz, and with his civil ruler.

His ecclesiastical superior, the buoyant pastor of a local megachurch (a fine performance by Cedric the Entertainer), tries to coax him out of his gloom and enlist his help in planning for the celebration of his church's 250th anniversary.