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 1 Intro      |        schism. It is clear that bishops were never present in great
 2 Intro,    9|     patriarchs, archbishops and bishops, to whom the present letter
 3 Intro,    9|        patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, abbots and prelates - especially
 4 Intro,    9|   Moreover, let them not employ bishops or prelates in demeaning
 5 Intro,   10|      very many churches and the bishops presiding over them, on
 6 Intro,   10|        the exclusive concern of bishops; to forbid such tithes and
 7 Intro,   10|   church, our venerable brother bishops and other persons of the
 8 Intro,   10|   heaven, the apostles assigned bishops to each city and diocese,
 9 Intro,   10|    world by inviting these same bishops to a role of responsibility,
10 Intro,   10|       primates, archbishops and bishops; and that it has also been
11 Intro,   10|       primates, archbishops and bishops, in order that they may
12 Intro,   11|        scandalous detraction of bishops, prelates and other superiors
13 Intro,   11|      pope Damasus and the other bishops assembled at Rome, writing
14 Intro,   11|         at Rome, writing to the bishops at Illyricum about the council
15 Intro,   11|  pointed out that the number of bishops assembled at Rimini counted
16 Intro,   11|         when writing to all the bishops of Sicily. It was customary
17 Intro,   11|          primates, archbishops, bishops, and any others distinguished
18 Intro,   11|        patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, marquises and dukes, or
19 Intro,   11|         which are carried on by bishops and their superiors, who
20 Intro,   11|       We are conscious that the bishops have become partners in
21 Intro,   11|         the good works of these bishops and religious have enabled
22 Intro,   11| faithful, has been entrusted to bishops and their superiors in their
23 Intro,   11|         assigned to each of the bishops. We truly desire, then,
24 Intro,   11|      rights be exercised by the bishops, and that the right of freely
25 Intro,   11|       friars to the harm of the bishops we consider that such concessions
26 Intro,   11|         all charity by the said bishops rather than be troubled
27 Intro,   11|       and mutual goodwill among bishops, their superiors, prelates
28 Intro,   11|   sacred council, that the said bishops, their superiors and other
29 Intro,   11|         be examined by the same bishops and prelates, at least regarding
30 Intro,   11|          the rights of the said bishops and friars and other religious
31 Intro,   11|       holy obedience, to revere bishops with fitting honour and
32 Intro,   11|       the holy apostles. As for bishops, we urge and appeal by the
33 Intro,   11|       all charity, so that both bishops and friars, whose works
34 Intro,   12|      before them by anyone. The bishops who had been invited to