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Coverage dated January 3, 2023

U.S. bishops' rifts unlikely to ease after Pope Benedict's death

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Many of the conservative prelates who dominate the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops were appointed by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

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  1. Los Angeles Times

    U.S. bishops' rifts unlikely to ease after Pope Benedict's death (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Many of the conservative prelates who dominate the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops were appointed by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

  2. Berkshire Eagle

    US bishops' rifts unlikely to ease after Benedict's death (opens Berkshire Eagle)

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    Many of the conservative prelates who dominate the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops were appointed by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. His recent death deprives them of a symbolic figurehead. But

  3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Rifts among US Roman Catholic bishops unlikely to ease after Benedict’s death (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    About half of the bishops active in the USCCB were initially appointed by Benedict and John Paul II, says Katie Hoegeman of Missouri State University.

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