Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Roman Catholic Church is one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Its teachings, worship, moral code and church organization are tightly controlled by a hierarchy of leaders: mainly the Pope, Bishops and local parish priests. Though tracing its origin back to Jesus Christ, much of the Church's organizational structure was copied from the Roman Empire and medieval feudalism.In this Declaration, 200+ prominent theologians and other leaders in the Catholic Church from 34 countries across the world lay out their suggestions for how the governance of their Church needs to change. They demand a move from top-down authority to collegiality. This implies more autonomy for bishops in Synods and Bishops' Conferences, more power to clergy and laity in diocesan and parochial councils. The papacy should be restored to its original role. Though the suggested reforms are based on earlier decisions by the world-wide Church, their implementation would bring about a revolution in church practice."@en }
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- Catholic_Scholars_Declaration_on_Authority_in_the_Church abstract "The Roman Catholic Church is one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Its teachings, worship, moral code and church organization are tightly controlled by a hierarchy of leaders: mainly the Pope, Bishops and local parish priests. Though tracing its origin back to Jesus Christ, much of the Church's organizational structure was copied from the Roman Empire and medieval feudalism.In this Declaration, 200+ prominent theologians and other leaders in the Catholic Church from 34 countries across the world lay out their suggestions for how the governance of their Church needs to change. They demand a move from top-down authority to collegiality. This implies more autonomy for bishops in Synods and Bishops' Conferences, more power to clergy and laity in diocesan and parochial councils. The papacy should be restored to its original role. Though the suggested reforms are based on earlier decisions by the world-wide Church, their implementation would bring about a revolution in church practice.".
- Q17112449 abstract "The Roman Catholic Church is one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Its teachings, worship, moral code and church organization are tightly controlled by a hierarchy of leaders: mainly the Pope, Bishops and local parish priests. Though tracing its origin back to Jesus Christ, much of the Church's organizational structure was copied from the Roman Empire and medieval feudalism.In this Declaration, 200+ prominent theologians and other leaders in the Catholic Church from 34 countries across the world lay out their suggestions for how the governance of their Church needs to change. They demand a move from top-down authority to collegiality. This implies more autonomy for bishops in Synods and Bishops' Conferences, more power to clergy and laity in diocesan and parochial councils. The papacy should be restored to its original role. Though the suggested reforms are based on earlier decisions by the world-wide Church, their implementation would bring about a revolution in church practice.".