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	ROMAN CATHOLICISM
		In 313, the Roman Catholic Church was legally recognized by the Roman Emperor Constantine, and, in 380 it became the official religion of the Roman Empire.
		Roman Catholics, however, "regard the [Roman Catholic] Church under the successor of Peter as the one, universal Church; other Christians are held to be 'in a certain, although imperfect, communion with the Catholic Church.'"
		Authority in the Roman Catholic Church is described as apostolic, "'because she is founded on the apostles,' and 'continues to be taught, sanctified, and guided by the apostles.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/roman_catholicism.html (1933 words)

	Wilton Gregory brings charisma \| ajc.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Bishop Wilton Gregory, one of the most charismatic figures in the U.S. Roman Catholic church, has been named archbishop of the Atlanta archdiocese by Pope John Paul II.
		The bishop of the dioceses of Belleville, Ill., is a rising star in the U.S. church.
		He was the youngest American bishop at 35, the first African-American president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and one of the first American bishops to grapple with the church's sex abuse scandals before they would become a national issue.
	www.ajc.com /metro/content/metro/1204/10newarchbishop.html (1219 words)

	The Catholic Church (Harpers.org)
		Many Roman Catholics were hoping that Pope John Paul II would use his absolute power in such matters to declare the Virgin Mary a co-redeemer with Jesus Christ; 6 million Catholics, including 550 bishops and 42 cardinals, have signed petitions beseeching the Pope to do so, which effectively would make the Virgin a god.
		The Roman Catholic church agreed to pay $1.2 million to a woman in Los Angeles who was sexually abused by a priest when she was a teenager; in New York a priest was charged with raping a child.
		Roman Catholic officials from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati declared that priests who molest postpubescent minors are “ephebophiles” not “pedophiles” and as such they are more amenable to treatment and can sometimes be returned to the ministry.
	www.harpers.org /CatholicFaith.html (2247 words)

	Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville, Tennessee - Bishop's Office - Former Bishops
		Bishop Kmeic is the tenth Bishop of Nashville.
		Bishop Durick was a leader in the civil rights movement, serving as Chairman of the Board of Project Equality of Tennessee, Inc., and as a member of the Tennessee State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights, and in prison ministry.
		Bishop Niedergeses served on the National Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs as the Bishops’ liaison with the Southern Baptists.
	www.dioceseofnashville.com /bishop2-former.htm (1320 words)

	Gregory named Atlanta archbishop \| ajc.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Bishop Wilton Gregory of Belleville, Ill., was introduced Thursday as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta.
		Bishop Gregory received a standing ovation from the priests assembled for a news conference at the Catholic Center in downtown Atlanta.
		Gregory was born in Chicago and ordained a priest in 1973.
	www.ajc.com /news/content/metro/atlanta/1204/09archbishop.html (847 words)

	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Archdiocese of Saint Louis is the Roman Catholic archdiocese that currently covers the City of St. Louis as well as the following Missouri counties: Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Perry, Saint Charles, Saint Francois, Ste.
		The area's first bishop was Louis William Valentine Dubourg, who on September 24, 1815 was appointed Bishop of Louisiana and the [East and West] Floridas by Pope Pius VII.
		Its first bishop, Joseph Rosati, led the Roman Catholic Church's expansion its presence in these areas, and built its first cathedral, now known as the Basilica of St. Louis, King of France.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roman_Catholic_Bishop_of_Saint_Louis (408 words)

	SIOUX FALLS - LoveToKnow Article on SIOUX FALLS
		The northhillock is crowned by the castle of Tourbillon (built 1294, burnt 1788), which was long the residence of the bishops.
		In 999 the bishop received from Rudolf III., king of Burgundy, the dignity of count of the Valais, and henceforward was thetemporal as well as the spiritual lord of the Valais, retainingthis position, at least in part, till 1798.
		It is served by the Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul, the Chicago and North-Western, the Chicago, Saint Paul, Minneapolisand
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SI/SIOUX_FALLS.htm (2752 words)

	History of the Erie Diocese
		However, the project that consumed much of Bishop Trautman's attention for the first two and a half years of his tenure in the Erie diocese was the renovation of the interior of the Cathedral and the celebration of its centennial.
		Bishop Trautman's competent performance both in the diocese of Erie and on the national and international scenes has captured the attention of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.
		Bishop John E. Fitzmaurice who presided in the first decades of the twentieth century experienced the flowering of much of the seed that had been planted by his nineteenth century predecessors.
	www.eriercd.org /history6.asp (1345 words)

	Kentucky Bishop Resigns in Wake of Sex Abuse Scandal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Roman Catholic Bishop J. Kendrick Williams of Lexington, Ky., resigned Tuesday amid accusations of sexual abuse, becoming the third U.S. bishop brought down in the scandal rocking the church.
		Bishops in Poland and Ireland were also forced to resign this year in sex abuse scandals.
		Ordained a bishop on June 19, 1984, Williams was named the founding bishop of the newly-established Diocese of Lexington.
	www.snapnetwork.org /news/otherstates/KY_Bishop_resigns.htm (590 words)

	Online NewsHour -- Catholic Church in Crisis
		Catholic Church panel recommends priests who abuse children in the future or multiple children in the past be defrocked.
		Update: US bishops adopted revisions to their sex abuse policy Wednesday, voting overwhelmingly to approve rules saying priests who commit "even one act of sexual abuse of a minor" should be removed from public ministry.
		Bishop Wilton Gregory, the president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops, discusses the revised policy and the effect it could have on church abuse cases.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/religion/church_in_crisis.html (893 words)

	Boston Globe / Spotlight / Abuse in the Catholic Church / The church's response
		Wilton Gregory, the bishop of Belleville, Illinois, and president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, listens to a reporter's question in April after the prelate's return from the Vatican.
		The bishop of Belleville will preside over the Mass, and he is in fine voice this evening, singing past the thunder and the steady, percussive rain.
		Consecrated a bishop when he was only 35 years old, today, at 54, he's a generation younger than several of the priests whom he is honoring.
	www.boston.com /globe/spotlight/abuse/stories2/072102_magazine.htm (760 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Americas \| Fourth US bishop steps aside
		Another Roman Catholic bishop has resigned in the United States as a result of allegations of sexual misconduct.
		Bishop McCarthy resigned after admitting to having had "a number affairs with women over the course of several years", Church officials said.
		America's bishops are meeting in Dallas on Thursday to thrash out a nationwide policy they hope will mark the beginning of the end to the crisis that has hit the Church.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/americas/newsid_2039000/2039921.stm (443 words)

	CBS 2 Chicago WBBM-TV: Chicago news, weather, traffic, video: Bishop Faces Felony Charge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Bishop Thomas O'Brien, 67, was booked Monday and subsequently released after posting $45,000 in bail, and declined to answer any questions as he passed reporters outside the jail.
		And in 1985, the former president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archbishop John R. Roach of St. Paul and Minneapolis, pleaded guilty to drunk driving and was sentenced to 38 hours in jail, a fine of $445 and ongoing substance abuse treatment.
		Phoenix Bishop Thomas O'Brien was arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident, Vince Gonzales reports.
	cbs2chicago.com /topstories/topstories_story_168143507.html (907 words)

	The experiment and adventure of being a bishop's spouse
		After 14 years as the wife of a bishop and 32 years of marriage, she has learned to articulate what she terms the experience, the experiment and the adventure of “living the theology” of a bishop’s spouse.
		When her husband was called to be bishop of Chicago in 1985, they moved again, and she learned, after worrying that she might have nothing to say, that she did indeed have a story to tell.
		Today she sees the role of bishop’s spouse as an adventure, involving courage, risk-taking and the ability to listen for the “inner authority” discovered in prayer that enables her to act and to articulate the nature of God learned from the experience, the experiment and the adventure of being a bishop’s spouse:
	www.natcath.com /NCR_Online/archives/100899/100899g.htm (535 words)

	Presiding Bishop
		He serves as Primate and chief pastor of the Episcopal Church, president of the House of Bishops, president and chief executive officer of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, and president or chair of numerous Episcopal Church boards and agencies.
		Currently, Bishop Griswold is a member of the Joint Standing Committee of the Primates of the Anglican Communion and the Anglican Consultative Council.
		He was co-chair of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission from 1998 to 2003, and a member of the standing committee for the 1998 Lambeth Conference.
	www.episcopalchurch.org /1275_1271_ENG_HTM.htm?menu=undefined (308 words)

	Executive Offices of the General Convention
		The Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church is elected every nine years to serve as the Chief Pastor and Primate of the Church.
		In this role the Presiding Bishop is charged with responsibility for leadership in initiating and developing the policy and strategy in the Church and speaking for the church as to the policies, strategies and programs authorized by the General Convention.
		Frank Griswold was elected to a nine-year term as Presiding Bishop at the 1997 General Convention and invested in January 1998.
	www.episcopalchurch.org /13299_5195_ENG_HTM.htm?menu=menu13298 (428 words)

	Phoenix bishop held in deadly hit-and-run - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		PHOENIX — The Roman Catholic bishop of Phoenix was arrested yesterday in a deadly hit-and-run accident after police traced a license plate number to his car and found the windshield caved in.
		The bishop "does admit that he was driving the vehicle and in the area at the time," Sgt. Laurie Williams said.
		Under the deal, Bishop O'Brien agreed to appoint the church equivalent of a chief of staff, who would supervise the enforcement of the church's sexual-misconduct policies instead of the bishop.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20030616-113908-7904r.htm (630 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Bishop Wilton D. Gregory to be installed as new Roman Catholic archbishop ...
		ATLANTA – Roman Catholic Bishop Wilton D. Gregory faced a daunting challenge at the height of the clergy sex abuse crisis, guiding the faithful through what many believed was the worst tragedy ever to befall the church in America.
		Gregory served as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops during the scandal, and led the bishops through a policy on how to respond to allegations that includes barring offenders from church work and a national lay watchdog panel to help enforce the plan.
		On Monday, the 57-year-old Chicago native was expected to be installed as Atlanta's sixth archbishop.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20050117-0347-atlantaarchbishop.html (382 words)

	USCCB - (Office of Media Relations) - Progress and Hopes: Anglican/Roman Catholic Consultation in the USA
		Monumental decisions affecting the reconciliation of churches and the establishment of full communion are facing both the Episcopal Church and the Roman Catholic Church in the months ahead.
		Adopted, this agreement would mean that the two churches recognize in each other the essentials of the one catholic and apostolic faith and the full authenticity of the ministries of both churches.
		These are two of a number of remarkable steps before several churches that are the fruits of sustained dialogue and that challenge Christians to redefine their relationships through decisive mutual actions that accelerate the progress of their churches towards full communion.
	www.nccbuscc.org /comm/archives/1997/97-124a.shtml (809 words)

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		All bishops are asked to submit their resignations at age 75, although it is up to the Holy See to decide whether these resignations will be accepted (cc.
		Note that many bishops served as auxiliaries or even diocesan bishops in other sees before being assigned to and installed in their current arch/diocese.
		Similarly, some bishops' cessation from office as announced is recorded here though they have not yet canonically left their sees.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /enpeters/ten_bishops.htm (368 words)

	Roman Catholic Church on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		“Roman Catholic” is a 19th-century British coinage and merely serves to distinguish that church from other churches that are “Catholic” (see catholic church).
		Roman Catholics may be simply defined as Christians in communion with the pope.
		The Roman Catholic hierarchy: putting the squeeze on politicians; the Catholic Church is pursuing a new policy of aggressive interference in lawmaking and elections.(Cover Story)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/R/RomanC1at.asp (611 words)

	New head of bishops' review board on sexual assault by priests: "Very disappointed" in bishops
		It will be bishop against bishop and cardinal against cardinal, and satan will set himself in their midst.
		The head of a Roman Catholic bishop's review board on sexual assault by priests has criticized efforts by some bishops to delay the lay board's review of reform efforts in U.S. dioceses.
		The 12-member board of lay Catholics, appointed by U.S. bishops in 2002 to oversee the church's reform efforts, is required to release an annual audit exploring whether all 195 U.S. dioceses are following reforms aimed at ridding the priesthood of abusers.
	www.tldm.org /news6/Burke.htm (504 words)

	FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code
		434 U.S. One group of schools is operated by the Catholic Bishop of Chicago, a corporation sole; the other group is operated by the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Inc. The group operated by the Catholic Bishop of Chicago consists of two schools, Quigley North and Quigley South.
		Catholic Bishop of Chicago, 220 N. In the Board-supervised election at the Quigley schools, the Quigley Education Alliance, a union affiliated with the Illinois Education Association, prevailed and was certified as the exclusive bargaining representative for 46 lay teachers.
		In the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, the Community Alliance for Teachers of Catholic High Schools, a similar union organization, prevailed and was certified as the representative for the approximately 180 lay teachers.
	laws.lp.findlaw.com /getcase/US/440/490.html (7730 words)

	Sexual Abuse by Catholic Priests
		The Catholic religion is not Christian so their priests are not saved and still in their sins.
		Catholics are trained to look on their priests with awe--Catholic priests are called "another Christ" (which is the definition of antichrist).
		The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas not only ignored evidence for years Rudy was sexually abusing boys but then had the nerve to lie and tamper with evidence to cover up for him.
	www.jesus-is-lord.com /sexabuse.htm (630 words)

	Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly . PROFILE . A Catholic Bishop's Life . November 7, 2003 \| PBS
		Bishop KICANAS (Greeting Priests at Ordination): I spend a great deal of time trying to nurture the spiritual lives of our priests, so we have a monthly day of prayer for our priests now.
		Bishop KICANAS (Reading "Bible Jeopardy" Question): This was a short man who climbed a tree to get a better view of the appearance of Jesus.
		Bishop KICANAS: Every one of the situations where I've had to deal with a priest who has fallen, who has made a mistake, or who has harmed an individual, every time I've had to meet with a victim in one form or another, it has been very painful.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/religionandethics/week710/profile.html (1442 words)

	Marshfield News Herald - New bishop has pastor background (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Raymond L. Burke, the former diocesan bishop, who had served the diocese since 1995, was promoted Dec. 2, 2003 to be Archbishop of St. Louis.
		In accordance with Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church, the diocesan College of Consultors met and elected Rev. Richard W. Gilles as diocesan administrator.
		The bishop's chief and primary responsibility is to teach and preach, Stoetzel said.
	www.wisinfo.com /newsherald/mnhlocal/286237762077542.shtml (501 words)

	Chicago’s very own to shepherd New York
		The Chicago auxiliary read a statement from Cardinal George that expressed support of the papal appointment and noted the link between the Chicago and New York Archdioceses.
		During that period, he was in residence at St. Jerome Church in Chicago’s Rogers Park area, where he shared with the parish his love of the Gospel and good sense of humor, said longtime parishioner Elward.
		The archbishop-designate was also a member of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue (ARC) and a participant in many ecumenical and civic commissions that included the Chicago Conference on Religion and Race, where he served as vice-chairman, and as a board member of the Metropolitan Housing and Planning Council.
	www.catholicnewworld.com /archive/cnw2000/0521/sheph_0521.htm (911 words)

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		He was a papal appointee to the 1994 World Synod of Bishops on Consecrated Life and a delegate and one of two special secretaries at the Synod of Bishops for America in 1997.
		He is Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Liturgy, and a member of the USCCB ad hoc Committee on Shrines and the Subcommittee on Campus Ministry.
		He was chair of the USCCB Commission for Bishops and Scholars from 1992-1994, and a consultant to the USCCB Committees on Evangelization (1991-93), Hispanic Affairs (1994-97), Science and Values (1994-97), and African American Catholics (1999-2002).
	www.stcoletteparish.homestead.com /Archdiocese_of_Chicago.html (1125 words)

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