Sentences with phrase «role of the bishop»

It argued for an elevation of Canterbury and the Lambeth Conference: «It may be time,» they wrote, «for Anglicans to articulate the teaching role of the bishops gathered around the Archbishop of Canterbury,» whose «personal primacy» in the communion could be enhanced.

The role of bishops is also given due prominence.

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.»

In my farewell editorial in the Lutheran Forum, I argued that Lutheranism would need to address at least three critical issues in order to preserve its catholicity: moral theology, the communion of saints, and the role of bishops.

It is apparently the role of bishops, popes, imams, gurus, and other officials to monitor the flow of information in a religious system by carefully patrolling its borders.

These two canons, which are important in understanding the role of the bishop and his own duty of safeguarding the communion of the whole Church, are unfortunately not referred to in the Directory.

In his letter on the role of the bishops, John Paul II set them a demanding challenge, that of sustaining hope: The Bishop is the prophet, witness and servant of this hope, especially where a culture of «the here and now» leaves no room for openness to transcendence.

Lilburne had been in trouble years before in Star Chamber for criticizing the role of the bishops in government and then refusing to recognize the legality of the court.

Its difficult to get 100 % without getting into the role of the Bishops, which is an ideal tactic for indefinite delay, but whether 80 % is the right compromise might remain open (Of course, the current deal seems to be that if there were a Yes vote, David Cameron won't be talking to his backbenchers about the consititution again.

However, our campaigning pushed the role of the Bishops onto the political agenda, raising hopes that the Government's plan for reform could be changed and more recently, we supported amendments which would have led to the removal of the Bishops.