“The bishop's eccentric personality manifested in his eccentric choice of ecclesiastic attire.”

“We were discussing the Reflections document and the ecclesial bafflegab of which it is composed.”

“This, however, helps us understand the significant role women played in certain ecclesial communities of the early church.”

“One of the strengths of the seminary as a site for preparing lay ecclesial ministers is that it offers an early experience of collaboration.”

“The preface to the reader made it abundantly clear that it was aimed not at erudite ecclesiastical theologians but at ordinary people.”

“Sensitive to the alleged and often real rebuffs of friends, but also to the demands of ecclesiastical authority, he was often at its mercy.”

“However, the ecclesiastical courts could order a husband to pay alimony to a wife seeking a separation from him.”