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2 Feb 2023, 6:30 am by John Mikhail
For the Balkinization 20th Anniversary Symposium Sometime during the last week of July or the first week of August, 1787, a 44-year old immigrant sat down at his desk, began jotting down ideas for a preamble to a new constitution, and crafted a statement that changed the course of history: “We the People…do…ordain and establish…the Constitution. [read post]
31 Jan 2023, 12:30 am by David Pocklington
Review of the ecclesiastical court judgments during January 2023 Seven consistory court judgments were circulated in January and these featured: Reordering, extensions and other building works; Church Treasures/Sale of Paintings/ Loans/ Memorials; Exhumation; and Churchyards and burials. [read post]
29 Jan 2023, 4:40 am by Frank Cranmer
The bishops also apologised for the rejection, exclusion and hostility that LGBTQI+ people have faced in some of our churches. [read post]
26 Jan 2023, 9:05 pm by Family Law
From AP: Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome LGBTQ people into the church. [read post]
26 Jan 2023, 3:10 am by David Pocklington
It sets out legal advice for the General Synod which is to the same effect as the advice which was given to the College and House of Bishops. 2. [read post]
24 Jan 2023, 4:24 pm by Immigration Prof
From the National Catholic Reporter: On Jan. 22, 2003, the U.S. and Mexican bishops issued a historic pastoral letter on migration. [read post]
24 Jan 2023, 2:41 am by Frank Cranmer
Critically, it was the decision of the sponsoring bishop  – in this case the Bishop of Shrewsbury – to send a candidate to a Bishops Advisory Panel; and she had decided not to sponsor Professor McCalla for a Panel assessment “because she did not discern the required vocation in the claimant” [46]. [read post]
22 Jan 2023, 10:10 am by David Pocklington
As with all forms of service commended by the House of Bishops, any variations to the sample services or to the prayers in the Resource Section must be in conformity with §3 of Canon B 5. [read post]
20 Jan 2023, 4:45 am by David Pocklington
A report – Living in Love and Faith: A response from the Bishops of the Church of England about identity, sexuality, relationships and marriage – sets out the bishops’ proposals and recommends areas for further work. [read post]
20 Jan 2023, 12:01 am by rhapsodyinbooks
” Arian theology, a belief held by the majority of the people in the West, but not by the bishops of Rome, insisted on distinguishing Jesus from God. [read post]
18 Jan 2023, 12:59 am by Frank Cranmer
 Full details, including the bishops’ paper, prayers and background information, will be published on Friday 20 January. [read post]
17 Jan 2023, 2:04 am by David Pocklington
On Thursday 9 May 2019, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, IICSA, published its 252-page report into the Church of England,  based on its case studies last year of the Diocese of Chichester and the response to allegations against the former Bishop of Gloucester, Peter Ball. (9 May 2019). [read post]
16 Jan 2023, 6:11 am by Dan Bressler
As part of that role, he was required to be the legal adviser of both the Bishop of Gloucester and the diocese. [read post]
14 Jan 2023, 5:38 am by Just Security
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12 Jan 2023, 5:54 pm by Eugene Volokh
Corp. of Presiding Bishop (1987), which upheld a statutory Title VII exemption for religious institutions from the ban on religious discrimination in employment: [T]he Supreme Court has stated that "[a] law is not unconstitutional simply because it allows churches to advance religion, which is their very purpose. [read post]
12 Jan 2023, 8:43 am by Frank Cranmer
Following the publication and the initial response to the Final Report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in October 2022, the National Safeguarding Steering Group, the House of Bishops and the Archbishops’ Council have published a joint response to recommendations in relation to the safeguarding work of the Church of England. [read post]
11 Jan 2023, 4:00 am by Howard Friedman
The hospital was originally a Catholic hospital, and when the University of Maryland System acquired it, the purchase agreement required it to continue to abide by the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Services promulgated by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. [read post]
11 Jan 2023, 1:58 am by Frank Cranmer
A Diocesan Registrar is an ecclesiastical office holder appointed by the bishop of the diocese (an appointment now made under section 30 of the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and Care of Churches Measure 2018). [read post]