Sentence examples for a doctrinal issue from inspiring English sources

But the C of E has already decided that having female bishops is not a doctrinal issue.

This may look problematic, as the act exists to protect faiths such as the Roman Catholic church against prosecution for having a doctrinal issue with women priests.

As a doctrinal matter, such fears are well grounded.

Even within these traditions, however, the transcendent nature of the deity and his mediatorship through some other being or principle does not settle the doctrinal issue, for different cultural-historical periods of these traditions offer a variety of theological speculation concerning the nature and meaning of the deity, the world, and the mediator.

The doctrinal issue was not finally settled until the Council of Constantinople in 381.

Preparation for your ordination usually involves: Studying church doctrine Understanding how doctrinal issues relate to the scriptures Giving oral responses to an Ordination Council (this can take several hours) Await the congregational response.

It turns on a number of tricky doctrinal issues like value for money and the integrity of public-sector accounting.

During the cold war, while Latin America was undergoing enormous upheaval, doctrinal issues took on a political dimension, said Salvini.

That message may not be getting across, Vatican analysts say, partly because Benedict, a reserved theologian long immersed in doctrinal issues, seems to have little interest in communications.

ROME --  After expressing frustration with the Roman Catholic Church's focus on hot-button doctrinal issues, Pope Francis launched a stinging attack on abortion Friday, calling it the product of a "throwaway culture".

In 1895 he became a PPS leader, and took the position that doctrinal issues were of minor importance and that socialist ideology should be merged with nationalist ideology, since that combination offered the greatest chance of restoring Polish independence.