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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops recently formed a task force to struggle with how to deal with pro-choice Catholic politicians. Maggie Gallagher
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All of the homes were good and loving homes and now through the pressure of the bishops Catholic Charities is being forced to get out of the business. There are no winners here. The children are the ones who suffer.
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We bishops got ourselves and the church into this problem, so I can understand that, and I have no problem with that whatsoever. None. Roger Mahony
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Seek out your bishop. He will show you how to repent and will help you do it. Richard G. Scott
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Bishops and cardinals have to listen more to the people,
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An archbishop is an ecclesiastical dignitary one point holier than a bishop. Ambrose Bierce
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Let's be clear, I'm one of the thicker bishops in the Church of England. Justin Welby
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I don't think it necessarily calls for a technical fix, but it's important for what it says about the credibility of the bishops and the confidence Catholics have in their hierarchy.
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I think there are a number of bishops -- and I put Cardinal Mahony in that category -- who listen too much to his lawyer and not enough to his heart.
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I think there are a number of bishops - and I put Cardinal Mahony in that category - who listen too much to his lawyer and not enough to his heart.
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Thousands of victims haven't reported and dozens of bishops aren't telling all they know. They have no incentive to.
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We've learned to say 'No' to bishops here in Boston.
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Bishops are like umpires. You have to have them to call the close decisions. Frank Butler
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We launched Condoms4Life to educate young Catholics, as well as gay and straight couples, about what we think our faith demands of us: Responsibility. We see St. Valentine's Day, a day representing love and passion for many couples, as the perfect time to remind people that the culture of life means affirming responsible and just sexual behavior-especially for those who are at risk of contracting AIDS. We call on the bishops to join us in this campaign to promote a culture of life and protect the lives and health of the countless men, women and children who are at risk of HIV/AIDS.
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There can be little doubt that over the centuries that there have been great priests, bishops - and maybe even popes - who by today's criterion would be deemed homosexual in orientation, ... It's not the nature of one's temptations - be they sexual or something else - it's how to deal with these temptations.
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Why not look instead for evidence of cowardice, secrecy, and dishonesty -- the traits displayed by so many bishops which magnified the crisis into a public scandal?