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Recent Examples of ecclesial During the latter half of the century, the Brazilian Catholic church shifted its approach from one that centered on elites and favored the status quo to one that promoted social justice and ecclesial and political action on behalf of the poor. Chayenne Polimédio, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2019 In the case of the Synodal Path reform in Germany, some of the core of the beliefs of the Catholic Church, such as the Church’s divine constitution and ecclesial communion, the Sacraments, and the ministerial Priesthood, are being questioned once again. Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review, 13 June 2021 And yet, in the process of fleeing broken ecclesial institutions, didn’t the new contemplatives also constitute a body politic? Fred Bahnson, Harpers Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021 Others suggest that any sort of ecclesial peace that had reigned was over and that Francis is now more exposed to critics, deprived of the moderating influence Benedict played in keeping the conservative Catholic fringe at bay. Nicole Winfield, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Jan. 2023 His ecclesial service was without parallel in Australia. Raymond J. De Souza, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2023 Throughout the ages, philosophers, theologians, physicians, members of ecclesial law courts, psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, sexologists, physiologists, and urologists have shown interest in SREs. Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2016 While increasingly common, the ecclesial apology is a relatively modern phenomenon, said Jeremy Bergen, a church apology expert and professor of religious and theological studies at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ontario. Peter Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2022 In addition to that, one of the goals the synodal reform is to change completely the ecclesial structures of the Church in Germany and elsewhere. Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review, 13 June 2021
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  • She has been recognized multiple times for her age, including: Jan. 2, 2022 – Oldest Brazilian ecclesiastical person ever.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • In the 16th century, Rabelais furnished his novels with long lists of books, using the titles to satirize ecclesiastical libraries, the clergy, and religion in general.
    Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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  • But Thondup is also sharply critical of the Tibetan political and ecclesiastic elite for their gross mismanagement of their relations with China.
    Anne F. Thurston, Foreign Affairs, 23 Feb. 2016
  • As Sheldon Wolin, author of Politics and Vision, and many others have pointed out, the Middle Ages and Renaissance saw a powerful flow of ideas from ecclesiastic to secular political philosophy.
    Jonathan Schlefer, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2015
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  • By Sophie Hills Staff writer For the first time in modern U.S. history, men are just as likely to be religious as women.
    Jacob Turcotte, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Millions Gather For World’s Largest Religious Festival Maha Kumbh By Lilith Foster-Collins News Reporter 0 Millions of Hindu devotees, mystics and holy men and women have flocked to the northern Indian city of Prayagraj on Monday to kickstart the world's largest religious gathering.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025

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“Ecclesial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ecclesial. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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