groups of diocesan priests, I have been dismayed by the lack of understanding that seemed to separate some bishops from their priests. Naturally there are many factors involved in such situations; but, especially where good men were involved on both sides, I wondered if the problem was not related to the conception of the episcopal office. The unqualified idea that the bishops are the successors of the apostles and therefore responsible for all the major decisions of the Church forces the bishops
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