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To: Kolokotronis
The pope has the absolute authority to appoint and remove all bishops and even parish priests sua sponte.

Thank God for that! It is not a right I have ever seen him exercise. If anything, the lamentations of many Catholics 'stuck' with a progressive bishop, out of sync with the Holy See, is far too pervasive. Cardinal Mahony immediately comes to mind. How is this different from the OC?

17 posted on 10/25/2008 3:13:34 PM PDT by NYer ("Ignorance of scripture is ignorance of Christ." - St. Jerome)
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To: NYer

“How is this different from the OC?”

We don’t get stuck with “unOrthodox” or heretical hierarchs for long. We, the laity, get rid of them, often with the support of the other Orthodox hierarchs. The unlamented Archbishop Spyridon comes to mind.


18 posted on 10/25/2008 3:39:54 PM PDT by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated)
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