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unusual facts about Episcopal Conferences



Instrumentum laboris

It is a summary of responses to the Lineamenta, (an introduction and outline of the subject for discussion at an upcoming General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops), sent to all Episcopal Conferences, Eastern Churches, Departments of the Curia and the Union of Superiors General.

Tucum ring

More recently, the usage of the tucum ring was revived by Christians linked to liberation theology, in order to symbolize the alliance of their churches with the poor and oppressed people of Latin America, especially by Catholics after the Second Vatican Council and the Episcopal Conferences of Medellín and Puebla.


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