The bishop governs his diocese with proper power, not by papal delegation. Yet the Pope possesses supreme and immediate power over that same particular Church and can exercise it through the Roman Curia. The question, then, is how a genuine balance can be maintained between the centre and the local Church.
If Rome can intervene in everything, what authority is left to the bishop?
The bishop governs his diocese with proper power, not by papal delegation. Yet the Pope possesses supreme and immediate power over that same particular Church and can exercise it through the Roman Curia. The question, then, is how a genuine balance can be maintained between the centre and the local Church.
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