Early this year, Cardinal Neves was promoted to a new post in Rome, prefect of the Bishops Congregation, which put him in charge of the process of selecting new bishops and gives him powers to see that orthodox views are enforced around the world.

In 1590 Marbury once again felt emboldened to speak out against his superiors, denouncing the Church of England for selecting poorly educated bishops and poorly trained ministers.

No. 4) A method of selecting bishops, which a later Council (Prov.

They would include ordination of women and married men to the priesthood and participation of the laity in selecting bishops.

He selected bishops only from the Palamite party.

The church had a tradition of selecting bishops from the monastic ranks.

In that role, he asserted his right to select bishops for the Catholic dioceses in the country.

The Church maintained its right to select bishops on its own without any interference by the State.

Mrs Downie, a partner and head of employment at the London-based firm Goodman Derrick, is to write to the Crown Nominations Commission - whose members are responsible for selecting bishops - after they appointed another candidate to the Southwark role.

Last weekend, the bishop, a career Vatican diplomat, was put in charge of the office that selects bishops, a powerful post that will almost certainly result in his elevation to cardinal.