2010年5月27日 星期四

The Pope is not the Bishop's Boss.

PregnancyArchbishop Charles J. Chaput explains how the Church hierarchy operates. In sum:The Church is such fireman to a fusion of families than a recent corporation. And this has real, everyday results. In practice, the impact of the Holy See on the regular life of theArchdiocese of Denver is brawny in matters of faith and morals. We’re deeply grateful for the activity and wonderful teaching of the papacy. But in the operational decisions of our local Church, the Holy See’s impact is remote. In twenty-two eld as a bishop, my problems have never included a controlling or intrusive Vatican.The Pope is not the bishop's boss. Yes, he could theoretically declare anyone he liked, but his role is not to micromanage the world's dioceses. He picks a bishop, then he lets the bishop do his job, and unless the bishop commits an infraction that endangers the unity of the Church or disciple succession, the pope practically never intervenes in the bishop's affairs. If the bishop sucks, he sucks. The pope doesn't replace him. It's not the aforementioned operative generalisation as a business.Pregnancy care
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