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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A synod or convention back in 1662 found the majority of ministers ready to compromise.
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A large minority of bishops at a 1980 synod on the family, meanwhile, asked that the encyclical be reconsidered.
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One other and not unrelated feature of these Edwardian synods deserves note.
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The clergy, however, preferred to discuss these matters in provincial clerical synods where they governed the procedures and priorities.
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There were only a few dozen synagogues and fewer rabbis, yet the synod took two decades to convene.
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They held their own diocesan synods, ordained clergy, confirmed children and heard certain cases in their courts.
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This he achieved, securing the right for the curia to receive appeals, summon synods and approve bishops.
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We pray for the general synod as it meets shortly, for wise decisions and clear leadership.