Sentence examples for ecclesiastical affairs from inspiring English sources

Although never ordained, the emperor held jurisdiction over ecclesiastical affairs.

Manning's attraction to Roman Catholicism was based on his opposition to government interference in ecclesiastical affairs.

In ecclesiastical affairs, the separation between East and West was codified.

Yet the Chronicle deals with ecclesiastical affairs with remarkable objectivity, considering Otto's kinship with the German emperors.

Still, Victor's threat was reputedly the first papal act to influence the ecclesiastical affairs of the Eastern patriarchs.

The emperor then exiled Arius, an act that, while manifesting a solidarity of church and state, underscored the importance of secular patronage in ecclesiastical affairs.

Unholy row The perils of political Europe ReprintsAs a result, the ecclesiastical-affairs ministry (one of the few such government-run authorities in Europe) recently suggested that some churches could be sold.

In Denmark, a country that embraces rules with the same gusto that Italy defies them, choosing a first and last name for a child is a serious, multitiered affair, governed by law and subject to the approval of the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs and the Ministry of Family and Consumer Affairs.

After studying at Uppsala, Almqvist entered the Department of Ecclesiastical Affairs in Stockholm.

Mr. Grosboll's own six-member parish council voted unanimously to keep him and wrote a letter of support to the Danish government's Ministry for Ecclesiastical Affairs.

A request for an unapproved name triggers a review at Copenhagen University's Names Investigation Department and at the Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs, which has the ultimate authority.