ecclesiastical laws that have been in existence for centuries

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He was known for his designs of Catholic churches and parish buildings, typically employing Romanesque ecclesiastical architecture, according to city staff reports. Scott Huddleston, ExpressNews.com, "San Antonio city staff, history advocates working to save 123-year-old house near Alamodome," 8 Sep. 2020

Its countryside is also peppered with ecclesiastical palaces illuminating the vast wealth and power of yesteryear. Hollie Mckay, Fox News, "Who is Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, 'Europe’s Last Dictator'?," 18 Aug. 2020

To this, Klossowski adds a further level of mediation, suggesting that the ecclesiastical setting of The Suspended Vocation is also an allegory of France during the Nazi Occupation. Ryan Ruby, The New York Review of Books, "Pierre Klossowski, Brilliant Brother of Balthus," 8 Aug. 2020

Plus, his acclaim emerged from the relatively small world of Latter-day Saint independent thinkers, rather than as a spiritual or ecclesiastical leader. The Salt Lake Tribune, "LDS scholars mourn the death of a ‘generous’ groundbreaking sociologist who guided generations of Mormon academics," 4 Aug. 2020

Dickens was set to be buried in Rochester Cathedral, at the direction of the Dean and Chapter (the ecclesiastical governing body). Leon Litvack, Smithsonian Magazine, "Even in Death, Charles Dickens Left Behind a Riveting Tale of Deceit," 5 Feb. 2020

And the angels, their hands in prayer, wings fluttering, call to mind the assumed whiteness of Jesus and other figures depicted in ecclesiastical sculpture. Washington Post, "The Baltimore Museum of Art’s Screening Room is a dynamic new platform for artists and ideas," 1 July 2020

Full participation of women in ecclesiastical life might involve certain changes in theology, such as, for instance, a radical redefinition of sin. Gloria Steinem, Time, "50 Years Ago, Gloria Steinem Wrote an Essay For TIME About Her Hopes For Women’s Futures. Here’s What She'd Add Today," 5 Mar. 2020

The United States backs Ukraine’s right to ecclesiastical independence. The Economist, "Thundering canons An Orthodox Christian schism in Ukraine echoes around the world," 20 Feb. 2020

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