The bishops call on society and public policy makers to do several things.

Many priests and some bishops have called for a change.

The bishops themselves called for such a survey in their "Charter."

The bishops and other participants later called the meeting positive, although no concrete decisions were announced except to meet again next spring.

The bishops call the Church toward three things: conversion, communion, and solidarity.

The Polish bishops have called for patience and sacrifice during the nation's economic transition to a market economy.

The bishop, struggling weakly, called for help and pleaded to be released.

They took hope in the fact that, in a footnote to today's norms, the bishops called for the further study of this question.

At a 2005 church convention in Memphis, the bishop called on his membership to spread the faith beyond racial and cultural differences.