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28th October 2009, 10:58 PM
| | |  Are All Catholic Bishops Drawn From The Ranks Of Monastics?
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10th November 2009, 10:30 AM
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Reps: 409,023,927,841,344,704 (power: 409,023,927,841,365) | | | No, but I think that those who are are less political and more prayerful.
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13th February 2010, 10:53 AM
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Reps: 409,023,927,841,344,704 (power: 409,023,927,841,365) | | | Unfortunately, few bishops come from religious orders--Cardinal O'Malley from Boston is a Franciscan, and I believe that many South American bishops come from missionary orders such as the Jesuits, but it is rare in the U.S.
I am sure that if there were more monastics serving as bishops that this ministry would be greatly enriched.
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