Latest issue: 10 July 2001 Ladislas OrsyThe role of the bishop will be the theme when the synod meets in Rome this autumn. According to Vatican II, it is the college bishops, with and under the pope, that governs the Church. But how to implement that vision? The professor of philosophy of law and canon law at Georgetown Unversity urges a rethink. 
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Featured ArticlesWomen raise their voices Martin Browne  Women raise their voicesReligious who wanted to attend a Dublin conference to discuss women's ordination found themselves under heavy pressure from the Vatican. The Tablet's Dublin correspondent reports on the first meeting of Womens' Ordination Worldwide....
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The mission we can share Edward KesslerThe mission we can shareChristian attitudes to the Jews have been transformed in the West. The director of the Centre for Jewish-Christian Relations in Cambridge suggests that the emphasis should now be on partnership and acceptance of difference. But the new attitudes have to be spread throughout churches and synagogues....
Houdinis in the Holy Office David McLaurinHoudinis in the Holy OfficeThe rehabilitation of Antonio Rosmini will be an encouragement to theologians seeking to engage in dialogue with the world. A Rosminian priest welcomes the move. He wonders whether Rome's method of escape from an untenable position might not prove useful in other contexts also....
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