Francis' immediate march to the papacy, to draw a rough analogy, began with the all-inclusive meetings of cardinals called congregations that occurred before the conclave.
Using Pro Tools and "new ways of recording", the Purple One created a raft of experimental pop songs, including a rap by Q-Tip and a track called Funky Congregation, where Prince calls on people to, er, funkily congregate.
Blandburg called the congregation close-knit.
Mr. Weberman also admitted in court that he had used the finances of a nonprofit corporation he runs to help the poor, called the Congregation of Classon, to pay private school tuition bills for his children.
But it is only one of thousands of cases forwarded over decades by bishops to the Vatican office called the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, led from 1981 to 2005 by Cardinal Ratzinger.
The passengers had rented the bus for a trip to Marian Days, an annual event named for the Virgin Mary and convened by a religious order called the Congregation of the Mother Co-Redemptrix.
It normally requires an initiative from the bishop in whose territory the holy person lived; an expert study; and then a referral to a Vatican institution called the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, which can investigate further, hold a vote if necessary and refer the matter to the pope.
Rod Thomas, chair of the conservative evangelical group Reform, warned that orthodox figures such as Michael Nazir-Ali, the bishop of Rochester, were increasingly sidelined in favour of liberals and called on congregations to support the development of a UK wing in Gafcon, an international network for Anglicans that disagrees with progressive agendas.
Over the weekend, Catholic clergy across the country called for congregations to pressure Obama to back down.
The blond man was Bill Talen, a performance artist who goes by the name Reverend Billy and calls his congregation the Church of Stop Shopping.
The cardinals plan to meet for several days in what they call "general congregation" to get to know one another and to discuss issues facing the church globally; during their meetings, they will also pick a start date for the conclave.
