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episcopate 1. the office, status, or term of office of a bishop 2. bishops collectively How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We have entire episcopates who are hostile to exorcism. While Pope John had explicitly excluded the papal curia from participating in the debates, he confided the preparations to his secretary of state, Cardinal Domenico Tardini, whose organizing ability in analyzing the proposals of the world's episcopates and in turning Saint Peter's Basilica into a vast conciliar hall accommodating well over 3,000 participants was phenomenal. Nuncios, of course, can also be a source of great strength to episcopates under duress, encouraging them and backing them up when they take public positions denouncing injustice or oppression in a nation. |
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