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Recent Examples of doctrinal
What are its doctrinal objectives if not colorblindness?
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
His rigorist doctrinal chief, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger—the future Benedict XVI—had moved to restrict Gutiérrez and other liberation theologians, leading to a standoff with CELAM, which had a long history with him.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Two commissions studying the question of women in the diaconate, keeping discernment alive even without doctrinal change.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Emperor Constantine convened the First Council of Nicaea, bringing bishops from across the Roman Empire to resolve a doctrinal crisis over how to explain Jesus' relation to God.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 28 Nov. 2025
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
His rigorist doctrinal chief, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger—the future Benedict XVI—had moved to restrict Gutiérrez and other liberation theologians, leading to a standoff with CELAM, which had a long history with him.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Two commissions studying the question of women in the diaconate, keeping discernment alive even without doctrinal change.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Emperor Constantine convened the First Council of Nicaea, bringing bishops from across the Roman Empire to resolve a doctrinal crisis over how to explain Jesus' relation to God.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 28 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doctrinal
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One of the film’s biggest reflections involves a heady discourse on dialectical materialism, a complicated philosophical principle based on how opposing forces and contradictions fuel change.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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Aside from the snail’s contributions to modern armor and material sciences, Copley says, there are philosophical reasons to preserve the future of a creature that lives in an environment as alien and inaccessible to humans as any ecosystem on our planet.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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The messaging from China’s Communist government may once have been dogmatic and rigid — not anymore.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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For many — especially free-spirited hippies, wooks, and the whole wide jam-band universe — the dogmatic style of traditional programs can be a turnoff, an impediment to accessing a path forward.—
David Manheim,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
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Instead, Mahan comes across as super competent, not ideological, and a bit rehearsed.—
Robin Abcarian,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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The biggest challenge will be to rebuild the office by recruiting the highest quality staff and attorneys, and establishing an ethical culture of serving the needs of the state rather than an ideological agenda.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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The study’s scope includes an optional component — triggered only if the initial assessment warrants it — that would produce a conceptual design and site plan for a potential eastern substation, including cost estimates.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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Progress may require creative conceptual innovation.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
18 May 2026
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Early explorations of the theme included self-portraits EXPORT made in male drag, as well as forays in poetry and theoretical feminist texts.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
15 May 2026
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But the new one is no longer theoretical.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Leo opened his visit to Pompeii by meeting with sick and disabled people who are cared for by a charity center affiliated with the sanctuary, which Leo’s namesake, Pope Leo XIII, declared a pontifical basilica in 1901.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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That public spat has overshadowed his pontifical tour of four African countries, which ended Thursday with a Mass for thousands of people in Malabo, the former capital of Equatorial Guinea.—
Claudio Lavanga,
NBC news,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Doctrinal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doctrinal. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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