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_005195754	Catholic Church. National Conference of Catholic Bishops.	The report of the Bishops' ad hoc committee for priestly life and ministry.	1974		.txt	text/plain	17695	760	56	THE AUTHORITY OF BISHOPS I. Authority Exercised by the American Bishops The Second Vatican Council’s Decree on the Ministry and Life of Priests and the more recent document issued by the Third Synod of Bishops on the Ministerial Priesthood stressed the fact that bishops and priests, being united in their participation in the one priesthood and ministry of Christ, fundamentally are brothers in the service of the People of God. Supportive evaluation can lessen the gap between priests, between priest and people, and between priest and bishop and help ease the tensions arising from the everyday exercise of authority.	cache/_005195754.txt	txt/_005195754.txt