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There are vocations filling traditional seminaries and religious communities in the U.S., loyal to Rome and to their local bishops.

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In 2018, she became bishop of London, which is the third-highest role in the Church of England, becoming the first woman to hold such a senior role.

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Many conservative Christians believe that only men should be consecrated as bishops.

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A report made against Anthony Pierce by a university student in the 1980s reached the desk of his bishop, but the Church has found no record of him being disciplined.

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The family called their church bishop — also a neighbor — when Robinson threatened to take his own life, according to a law enforcement source who was not authorized to discuss the investigation.

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