Church reform, school plays, John McCain
CW Admin Old June 2, 2008 - 12:52pm
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In his April 25 article, “Reforming the Vatican,” Thomas J. Reese, SJ, claims it would help the governance of the church if bishops were “elected by the local clergy, accepted by the people of his diocese, and consecrated by the bishops of his province.”
As a bishop for thirty-two years, I have...
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