The name this document is called "A Culture of Life and the Penalty of Death".
A Motu Proprio is a document issued by a pope and sent to bishops or other groups or individuals. Papal Bulls are also used in a similar manner but for much more important and solemn occasions.
A Motu Proprio is a document issued by a pope and sent to bishops or other groups or individuals. Papal Bulls are also used in a similar manner but for much more important and solemn occasions.
There is a college of cardinals but not a college of bishops.
No, whilst all bishops are equal in their ordination as bishops, the power and authority of a bishop and his diocese usually depended on the population and importance of their town or city. For example, the larger Diocese of Rome was more important than the smaller Diocese of Tuscany or Florence. A bishop who resided in a capital city would usually be called the Archbishop or Metropolitan or Patriarch.
possessive plural word for the bishops: bishops'
The main types are: assistant bishops, titular bishops, diocesan (or ruling) bishops, archbishops, metropolitans, popes and patriarchs. They are all bishops, but they have different levels of seniority.
Letter of Reconciliation of the Polish Bishops to the German Bishops was created in 1965.
all the bishops
Apostolic succession - the apostles consecrated new bishops. The new bishops then consecrated other bishops on down the line for nearly 2000 years. Today's bishops are a part of that chain.
The church does need bishops.
The church does need bishops.
The 12 Apostles were the original bishops.