synod
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"We need to go through our existing processes, namely, a standing committee, or the synods that we have in each of the provinces, rather than doing it outside of these processes."
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
WOC members demonstrated outside St. Peter’s Square in 2018, calling for women’s voting rights at synods, McElwee said.
From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023
Women had participated as auditors in past synods.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023
Women's groups in the Church have for years been demanding the right to vote at the high-profile synods, which prepare resolutions that usually lead to a papal document.
From Reuters • Apr. 26, 2023
Accusations against bishops, and wrong acts on their part, were likewise examined at synods, and decided there.
From Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)
Vocabulary lists containing synod
World Religions
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"The Minister's Black Veil," Vocabulary from the short story
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"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 2
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