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synod

[sin-uhd] / ˈsɪn əd /


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The synod was expected to vote on models proposed by both Prof Alexis Jay - who previously chaired the national Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse - and barrister Sarah Wilkinson.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

Bishop of Blackburn Philip North - who tabled the amendment slimming down the choice put before the synod to one option - argued that the simpler model could be implemented more quickly.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

The pope’s mixed record on LGBTQ+ issues was epitomized by the Vatican’s 2023 synod bringing together hundreds of bishops and lay people from around the world to confer on the future of the church.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023

Then, on the eve of Francis’ big meeting of bishops last month, known as a synod, Burke presided over a counter-synod of sorts just steps away from St. Peter’s Square.

From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2023

The church at Paris was commissioned to summon the first synod, which in spite of the danger of persecution met on the 25th of May 1559.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various




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