Bishops Quote by Karl Lehmann

Looking back to the earlier centuries of the church, most of the great teachers were also bishops and vice versa. It's only fairly recently…

— N. T. Wright

It is fascinating to see how much Pope Francis relies on the work of the bishops in the Synods.

— Christoph Schonborn

I would say the synodal church is like the word itself. It is 'a going on the way together,' and it is a way…

— Blase J. Cupich

The Church has been reproached with endeavouring to appropriate to itself all those professorships in our Universities which are connected with science: it is…

— Charles Babbage

Before Vatican II, in theology, as in other areas, the discipline was fixed. After the council there has been a revolution - a chaotic…

— Godfried Danneels

There are no training courses to make people bishops. You have to learn on the job.

— Peter Hollingworth

I think there are a number of bishops - and I put Cardinal Mahony in that category - who listen too much to his…

— Frank Keating

Let's be clear, I'm one of the thicker bishops in the Church of England.

— Justin Welby

Unbroken Evolution under uniform conditions pleased every one -- except curates and bishops; it was the very best substitute for religion; a safe, conservative…

— Henry Adams

Wherever the bishop appears, there let the people be, even as wheresoever Christ Jesus is, there is the catholic church.

— Ignatius of Antioch

The Church of Christ, therefore, is one and the same forever.

— Pope Leo XIII

What I think we can do is help individuals understand the church teaching, but also maybe help the church understand the viewpoint of lay…

— William P. Leahy