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  The Lincoln Judgment - LoveToKnow 1911
On the 11th of May the archbishop gave judgment to ' Lincoln was about equally distant from Pawnee City and the Kansas border, the leading Missouri river towns, and the important towns of Fremont and Columbus on the N. side of the Platte.
On the 23rd and 24th of July 1889 a further preliminary objection raised by the bishop of Lincoln's counsel was argued.
The offences alleged against the bishop of Lincoln were largely breaches of various rubrics in the communion service of the Prayer Book which give directions to the "minister." These rubrics are by the Acts of Uniformity (1 Elizabeth C. 2, and 13 and 14 Car.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /The_Lincoln_Judgment   (1344 words)

  
 01/28/2000: Nebraskans faced anti-Catholic bigotry
LINCOLN, Neb. — More than 80 years ago, Oregon sent the first Bishop of Baker, Bishop Charles O’Reilly (a former Catholic Sentinel editor), to the Diocese of Lincoln to be its third bishop.
The Lincoln Diocese persevered beyond the anti-Catholic sentiment, eventually outpacing the APA through sheer population growth.
In the first 26 years of the diocese, 26 churches were erected, four schools were opened, an annex was built to St. Theresa Cathedral, and an episcopal residence was constructed.
www.sentinel.org /articles/2000-4/3532.html   (540 words)

  
 CatholicCitizens.org
Lincoln Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz is getting a lot of national attention again because his is the only Roman Catholic diocese in the country that declined to participate in last year's audit of compliance with the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.
The Diocese of Lincoln and the Melkite Eparchy of Newton, Mass., were the only Catholic jurisdictions in the United States that didn't participate in the annual audit of compliance with guidelines on sex-abuse programs.
He reiterated that the Lincoln diocese is in full compliance with all civil and church laws and has implemented all norms issued by the Vatican for prevention of abuse.
www.catholiccitizens.org /printer/article.asp?c=33035   (1124 words)

  
 Nebraska priest serving at Vatican named bishop of Wichita
He returned to the Lincoln Diocese in 1989 and held a variety of posts at the same time -- diocesan director of religious education, master of ceremonies and chair of the diocesan Commission for Sacred Liturgy and Sacred Music.
Lincoln Bishop Fabian W. Bruskewitz said the priests, religious and laity of his diocese greeted "with joy" the news that one of their own was named a bishop.
The Diocese of Wichita was established in 1887.
www.dcdiocese.org /swkregister/Feb_13_05/Jackels.htm   (734 words)

  
 In Neb., heartland of orthodoxy - The Boston Globe
In the Diocese of Lincoln, Neb., the idea that the church should change is greeted with dismay.
In the Lincoln diocese, the idea that the church should change is greeted with head-shaking dismay.
Lincoln was the only one of 195 dioceses in the country to refuse.
www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2005/04/14/in_neb_heartland_of_orthodoxy   (1270 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Nation / Neb. diocese won't partake in study   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln won't participate in a national study tracking sexual abuse in the church, making it the only diocese in the nation to refuse to take part.
Lincoln Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz, who has held the post since 1992, said in a statement Friday that the study seemed to exist more to "satisfy curiosity" than to help victims, the Lincoln Journal Star reported.
But Fresno diocese officials said they were late submitting paperwork and were participating; an attorney for the Davenport diocese, Rand Wonio, said it was unable to participate because of pending litigation.
www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2004/01/10/neb_diocese_wont_partake_in_study   (361 words)

  
 Lincoln, Nebraska - how to fill seminaries with vocations
In the area of Catholic education, the Diocese of Lincoln operates six central Catholic high schools, 23 parochial elementary schools, and one school for the mentally handicapped.
Therefore, the things that are happening in the Diocese of Lincoln can also be attributed to the leadership provided by the Most Reverend Fabian W. Bruskewitz and by his predecessors, and the co-operation of his clergy, religious and laity.
The Catholic Church in the Diocese of Lincoln is a strong church, and many things worthy of note are happening there, due in great part to the co-operation with the Grace of God of Bishop, clergy, religious and laity in Southern Nebraska.
www.ad2000.com.au /articles/1993/sep1993p4_808.html   (973 words)

  
 Diocese of Lincoln - St James' Church Louth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Diocese of Lincoln stretches from the River Humber to The Wash and includes the county of Lincolnshire and the Districts of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire.
The Venerable Arthur Hawes is Archdeacon of Lincoln.
The Diocesan Offices are based in Lincoln at Church House, The Old Palace, Minster Yard, Lincoln LN1 1PU; telephone 01522 504050.
www.stjameschurchlouth.com /context/diocese.html   (106 words)

  
 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix ::
By heraldic tradition, the arms of the bishop of a diocese, called the “Ordinary,” are joined to the arms of his jurisdiction, seen in the “dexter impalement” (left side of the shield); in this case, the Diocese of Phoenix.
Above the phoenix is a gold “cross formy fitchée (three arms of a cross and one resembling a spike), which is taken from the arms of the Diocese of Tucson to signify that it was from the territory of Tucson that the Diocese of Phoenix was carved in 1969.
The design is based on the arms of the Diocese of Lincoln, Neb., the Bishop’s home diocese, and the design is in the national colors of red, white and blue to honor our nation’s 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, for whom the city is named.
www.diocesephoenix.org /bishop/olmstedCoatExplained.htm   (713 words)

  
 Bishop Accountability
LINCOLN, Neb. ---- At a time when Roman Catholic bishops are submitting their dioceses to unprecedented scrutiny because of the clerical sex abuse crisis, the leader of about 90,000 faithful in Nebraska is among the hierarchy's few public dissenters.
An internal church audit, overseen by the bishops' new Office of Child and Youth Protection, showed the Lincoln Diocese was among only 10 percent of the country's 195 dioceses that had not fully complied with the bishops' recommendations.
Lincoln is one of only a few dioceses in the country that may not take part in the study.
www.bishop-accountability.org /usccb/natureandscope/dioceses/lincolnne.htm   (924 words)

  
 open book: Lincoln Bound
The Lincoln paper looks at the Diocese of Lincoln, focusing on folks who have moved there specifically because of the tone and direction of the diocese, with interviews with a few who disagree.
The Catholic population of the Lincoln diocese is 89,000.
We moved to a community in the Lincoln diocese in 1989, after 7 years in the Denver archdiocese (that was a bi-polar moment!) I experienced the move as a relief.
amywelborn.typepad.com /openbook/2006/11/lincoln_bound.html   (7244 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Lincoln (England)
But this was situate in the extreme corner of what was the largest diocese in England, so that the first Norman bishop, Remigius of Fécamp, decided after the Council of 1072, which ordered all bishops to fix their sees in walled towns, to build his cathedral at Lincoln, a city already ancient and populous.
In 1536 the Diocese of Lincoln was the scene of the "Pilgrimage of Grace", an armed protest against the religious changes which was followed by numerous executions.
The line of bishops of Lincoln, which had included two saints, three cardinals, six chancellors (marked below *), was brought to a worthy close by Thomas Watson, who died a prisoner for the Faith at Wisbech Castle on 27 Sept., 1584, being the last survivor on English soil of the ancient Catholic hierarchy.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/09266b.htm   (722 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
William de Parva Cotes was vicar of the church at Lymbergh in the diocese of Lincoln.
For instance, William de Parva Cotes was the vicar of the church of Lymbergh in the diocese of Lincoln.
Helmesweiln, the diocese of Lincoln, avoid by the death of John Cotes directed to the guardian of the spirituality of the bishopric of Lincoln.
www.uiowa.edu /~c030149a/Claycamp/cotes1.htm   (3281 words)

  
 Lincoln Cathedral
At the time of the Norman invasion, the diocese that was to become Lincoln was the largest diocese in medieval England, extending from the Humber to the Thames.
Lincoln Castle had already been built by William, located in the south-west corner of the old Roman upper city.
Lincoln Cathedral holds one of the four remaining copies of the original Magna Carta.
home.clara.net /heureka/lincolnshire/lincoln-cathedral.htm   (1388 words)

  
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I thought the Diocese of Lincoln was extremely supportive of the extrasynodal legislation that was passed, and I have the impression that the priests of the diocese are in accord with the legislation.
The sanction of interdict and excommunication that is in the legislation of the Diocese of Lincoln applies to membership on the part of people who are in or of the Diocese of Lincoln in the Society of St. Pius X and/or the St. Michael the Archangel Chapel.
The legislation that I enacted for the Diocese of Lincoln is not meant to apply to other places where other pastoral situations exist which may be quite different from those in the Diocese of Lincoln.
www.ewtn.com /library/ISSUES/BRUSKEWI.TXT   (1787 words)

  
 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
A compliance audit of the Diocese was conducted during the period of October 27-31, 2003.
RECOMMENDATION 2—That the Diocese create and publish policy and procedures for administration of pastoral care (outreach) to victims/survivors, families, and affected parishes in the event an allegation of sexual abuse of minors by the clergy is received.
RECOMMENDATION 6—That the Diocese establish contact with county attorneys, setting forth diocesan policy and procedures to be followed in the event a complaint of sexual abuse of a minor is received.
www.usccb.org /ocyp/audit2003/lincolnne.htm   (1220 words)

  
 Militant Secularists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
“The Diocese of Lincoln has nothing to be corrected for, since the Diocese of Lincoln is and has always been in full compliance with all laws of the Catholic Church and with all civil laws.
Bishop William Skylstad of the Diocese of Spokane was elected as president of the USCCB in November 2004.
In the troubled Arlington Diocese in Virginia, Bishop Paul Loverde was ready to impose a secular sex-abuse education program called “Good Touch, Bad Touch,” when hundreds of outraged parents objected on the grounds of Catholic teaching, especially the norms articulated in the Vatican’s Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality.
thewandererpress.com /a4-13-2006.htm   (1187 words)

  
 Lincoln, Nebraska: how a Catholic diocese was built
Lincoln's present 46 seminarians study at the more orthodox U.S. major seminaries such as St Charles Borromeo in Philadelphia and Mt St Mary's in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
The Bishop attributed "a good portion of the fine functioning of the diocese" to the priests, who, he said, have "fed into the system a great number of fine candidates for the priesthood", while the priests themselves "take great care of living in a fraternal way".
The Lincoln phenomenon - which runs strikingly counter to the secularist, 'modernising' trends afflicting much of the U.S. Church - is a dramatic vindication of the potential of firm, orthodox episcopal leadership, exercised continuously and consistently.
www.ad2000.com.au /articles/1995/may1995p8_857.html   (770 words)

  
 Diocese of Lincoln - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Diocese of Lincoln forms part of the Province of Canterbury in England.
Many changes have been made to its boundaries since William the Conqueror established it in 1072, including the removal of the Diocese of Peterborough and Diocese of Oxford in the 16th century, which left the diocese with two disconnected fragments, north and south.
The southern part was transferred to various other dioceses in the 19th century, whilst in the north the Diocese of Leicester became part of Peterborough (and then independent later on).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Diocese_of_Lincoln   (188 words)

  
 Automatically excommunicated
Huber (the spokesman for the diocese)said the appeal was rejected because it challenged a church law -- specifically, legislation from the 1996 Synod of the Diocese of Lincoln -- which prohibited membership in the organizations.
The appeal of Bruskewitz's order had faded from the public light until this week, when an official with the Lincoln chapter of Call to Action told The Associated Press that he was denied communion by Bruskewitz and two other priests in the past month.
Chancellor Mark Huber, the diocese spokesman, said in a statement that the bond to the church appears to have been severed 'by the choice of one of the faithful.'
www.liberalslikechrist.org /Catholic/USexcommunications.html   (683 words)

  
 Lincoln Community Play Association
The aim of the Lincoln Community Play Association was to involve all sections of the community in producing and performing a play.
We are very grateful to the Bishop and his colleagues in the Diocese of Lincoln for the support they offered us.
In a challenging portrayal of a shadowy chapter in Lincoln’s history, an epic cast … swept away the veil of secrecy surrounding the events of August 1911 with a triumphant flourish.’ This review praised the staging, the costumes and it paid especial attention to the music, singers and musicians.
www.lincolncommunityplay.org.uk /index.html   (916 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Neb. diocese is lone U.S. holdout on allowing altar girls   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lincoln, Neb., is the only one in America that prohibits altar girls in church after a Northern Virginia diocese dropped its ban this week.
In Arlington, Va., Bishop Paul Loverde of the 67-parish diocese ended the restriction Tuesday, almost 12 years after Pope John Paul II granted bishops permission for altar girls.
Bruskewitz, whose diocese includes 136 churches and 89,412 members around Nebraska's state capital, believes having only boys at the altar helps recruit them to become priests, said the Rev. Mark Huber, chancellor of the diocese.
www.usatoday.com /news/religion/2006-03-22-altar-girls_x.htm   (420 words)

  
 Lincoln diocese boasts highest number of priests to Catholics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Though many dioceses throughout the country have allowed women to become altar servers or administer the sacrament of communion, Matya said the Lincoln diocese continues to prohibit such practices.
If you have 80,000 Catholics in Lincoln, 60,000 of which go to church, that is a lot different than say the Bridgeport, CT area where because of the large Italian population there are a huge number of Catholics, yet a small percentage of them go to Church.
Those dioceses which are run by Lavender Mafia bishops, on the other hand, and actively recruit homosexuals to the priesthood, while pushing out those men who are too "rigid" when it comes to traditional Church teaching and devotions, are failing.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-religion/1509480/posts   (2675 words)

  
 Bishop defends right to refuse participation in national audit
Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz of Lincoln is asserting his episcopal authority and defending his prerogative to not participate in the U.S. bishops’ national audit of compliance with the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, reported Lincoln Journal Star.
The Diocese of Lincoln and the Melkite Eparchy of Newton, Mass., were the only Catholic jurisdictions in the U.S. that did not participate in the annual audit of compliance with guidelines on sex-abuse programs.
Lincoln participated in the first audit, in 2003, but has declined to participate in subsequent audits.
www.catholicnewsagency.com /new.php?n=6574   (570 words)

  
 Catholic Culture : Document Library : Statement of Bishop Bruskewitz Excommunicating Certain Groups
All Catholics in and of the Diocese of Lincoln are forbidden to be members of the organizations and groups listed below.
Any Catholics in and of the Diocese of Lincoln who attain or retain membership in any of the above listed organizations or groups after April 15, 1996, are by that very fact (ipso facto latae sententiae) under interdict and are absolutely forbidden to receive Holy Communion.
Let us pray that all Catholics in the Lincoln Diocese will be obedient to our Bishop and let us pray as well for the conversion of any who may dissent and thus incur the serious sins and ecclesial penalties listed in the legislation.
www.catholicculture.org /docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=2863   (478 words)

  
 Vatican Upholds Excommunications of Freemasons
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nine years after Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz ordered Catholics in Lincoln to sever their ties to 12 dissident organizations or face potential excommunication, the Vatican has rejected an appeal by the Chicago-based reform group Call to Action, letting stand the bishop’s original order.
It’s not clear when the diocese was told that the appeal was rejected.
In a March 5 Associated Press report, Father Mark Huber, a spokesman for the diocese, said Bishop Bruskewitz was notified "some time ago." Father Huber received questions for the bishop from the Register.
www.freemasonrywatch.org /vatican_upholds_excommunications.html   (975 words)

  
 Diocese of Lincoln Readers
In teamwork with the clergy and other church members, they exercise pastoral care in a wide range of situations, visiting people at home, in prison and in hospital on behalf of the local church.
A number of Readers in the Diocese of Lincoln are active in working with children and young people; some have focused on the spiritual and pastoral care of the elderly and housebound.
Many funerals in the Diocese have been taken by Readers, especially in areas of high population; they are expected to make supportive visits to the bereaved.
www.lincoln.anglican.org /ministry/readers/read_1.htm   (180 words)

  
 Bishop of Lincoln - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bishop of Lincoln heads the (Anglican) Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury.
The original diocese of Lindsey (Lindine) was founded in 628 by the Roman missionary, Saint Paulinus of York, almost certainly with its seat at the church of St Paul-in-the-Bail in Lincoln.
A subsequent diocese was considered the foundation of Saint Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury, out of the diocese of Lindisfarne.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bishop_of_Lincoln   (417 words)

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