10 sentences with 'bishops'
Example sentences and phrases with the word bishops and other words derived from it.
• « The bishops were the heads of the congregations in each city, overseeing a team of priests and deacons who interacted with the daily worshippers and led the services. »
• « The bishops of the major cities, usually the imperial capitals of their respective provinces, came to be called archbishops. »
• « Almost immediately after Constantine became a Christian, the bishops saw their secular power increase dramatically. »
• « Gregory's authority was not based on military power, nor did most Christians of the time assume that the Pope of Rome (all bishops were then called "pope", which simply means "father") was the spiritual head of the whole Church. »
• « The monasteries and convents were not alone in their wealth. The upper ranks of the Church - bishops, archbishops, cardinals and the popes themselves - were almost exclusively from the European nobility. »
• « One notorious practice was that of bishops or archbishops who controlled and received income from many different territories (called "bishoprics") at once, but never actually visited them. »
• « Another practice was that of nobles literally buying positions in the Church for their children - teenagers could be made bishops through the financial intervention of their parents, with Church officials pocketing the bribe. »
• « The Popes also came to accept bribes and kickbacks for the appointment of priests and bishops, along with shady schemes involving Church lands. »
• « An emblematic example was the fact that the French crown almost completely controlled the French Church (despite battles with the papacy over this control), and directly appointed French bishops. In turn, these bishops often served the state as well as the church. »
• « The stronger states of the time claimed the right to appoint bishops and priests within their kingdoms, something the monarchs of England and France were very successful in doing. This led the laity and some priests to look to the monarchs, rather than the Pope, for patronage and authority. »