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Recent Examples of ecclesial During the latter half of the century, the Brazilian Catholic church shifted its approach from one that centered on elites and favored the status quo to one that promoted social justice and ecclesial and political action on behalf of the poor. Chayenne Polimédio, Foreign Affairs, 7 Mar. 2019 In the case of the Synodal Path reform in Germany, some of the core of the beliefs of the Catholic Church, such as the Church’s divine constitution and ecclesial communion, the Sacraments, and the ministerial Priesthood, are being questioned once again. Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review, 13 June 2021 And yet, in the process of fleeing broken ecclesial institutions, didn’t the new contemplatives also constitute a body politic? Fred Bahnson, Harpers Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021 Others suggest that any sort of ecclesial peace that had reigned was over and that Francis is now more exposed to critics, deprived of the moderating influence Benedict played in keeping the conservative Catholic fringe at bay. Nicole Winfield, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Jan. 2023 His ecclesial service was without parallel in Australia. Raymond J. De Souza, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2023 While increasingly common, the ecclesial apology is a relatively modern phenomenon, said Jeremy Bergen, a church apology expert and professor of religious and theological studies at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ontario. Peter Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2022 In addition to that, one of the goals the synodal reform is to change completely the ecclesial structures of the Church in Germany and elsewhere. Fr. Goran Jovicic, National Review, 13 June 2021 Because of the circular design and lightweight material of the pellegrina, which opens at the front, the wind easily sweeps beneath it, making the liturgical vestment the ecclesial equivalent of Marilyn Monroe’s iconic white dress. The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ecclesial
Adjective
  • This year, however, ecclesiastical tailor Ranieri Manchinelli, also in Rome, has prepared the new pope's vestments.
    Christopher Watson, ABC News, 8 May 2025
  • And with good reason: One cyclist took a painful-looking tumble as his wheel skidded on the greasy paving. Storms both meteorological and perhaps ecclesiastical are forecast later.
    NBC News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
Adjective
  • Forbidden passion fueled the plot of The Thorn Birds in which the late Richard Chamberlain, played the priest Ralph de Bricassart, a heartthrob in ecclesiastic wear.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Forget Fleabag, Conclave, Nobody Wants This, or Ramy, there’s a new ecclesiastic bombshell on the block.
    Riann Phillip, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • For two and a half centuries, religious freedom has driven America's story.
    Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
  • Soon afterward, gunmen attacked members of the Druze religious minority in towns south of Damascus, setting off fierce battles that left more than 100 people dead.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025

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“Ecclesial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ecclesial. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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