Amid book flap, cardinal clarifies bishops' role
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WASHINGTON — Bishops have a responsibility to teach the Catholic faith and preserve it "as it has been received and passed on" and thus are bound to respond to the work of theologians if they perceive the faith is being portrayed in error, the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Doctrine, said in a new resource for prelates.
While bishops welcome dialogue with any theologian over any particular work, they also must uphold the teaching magisterium of the Church, said Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington, the committee chairman.
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