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Morrison and her team, which includes a liaison who shares information from the Vatican and a Rotal advocate who’s licensed to appear before the Rota — the highest appellate court in the Catholic Church — are experts trained in canon law, the legal system of the Catholic Church.
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Hope Moses,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
The Vatican said in its daily bulletin Tuesday that Leo had accepted Sheleta’s resignation under the code of canon law for eastern rite churches that allows for the pope to agree if a bishop asks to step down.
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ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
The Vatican said in its daily bulletin Tuesday that Leo had accepted Shaleta’s resignation under the code of canon law for Eastern Rite churches that allows for the pope to agree if a bishop asks to step down.
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Gregory Bull,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
But Wolfgang Rothe — a priest and scholar of canon law — says this charge is often pitted at critics within the church.
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Esme Nicholson,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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Hope Moses,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
The Vatican said in its daily bulletin Tuesday that Leo had accepted Sheleta’s resignation under the code of canon law for eastern rite churches that allows for the pope to agree if a bishop asks to step down.
—
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
The Vatican said in its daily bulletin Tuesday that Leo had accepted Shaleta’s resignation under the code of canon law for Eastern Rite churches that allows for the pope to agree if a bishop asks to step down.
—
Gregory Bull,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
But Wolfgang Rothe — a priest and scholar of canon law — says this charge is often pitted at critics within the church.
—
Esme Nicholson,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canon law
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Every detail is intentional and meant to feel personal from the moment a guest arrives—a philosophy that extends to the neighboring winery as well.
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Perhaps no car better illustrates that philosophy than the 1987 Sbarro Alcador, an experimental speedster based on Ferrari Testarossa mechanicals.
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Along with theology, that list now includes applied psychology, pharmaceutical sciences and others.
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Snyder earned bachelor’s degrees in English and education, along with a minor in theology, from Valparaiso University in 2003.
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Postwar American prosperity, with its ideology of more, seemed stacked against the restraint required of Zen Buddhist practice.
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Legal realism extends beyond the idea that a judge’s political ideology might influence outcomes, which is today a common basis for pundits to explain court decisions.
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