After a period of uncertainty, especially at Rome, it was condemned by synods of bishops in Asia and elsewhere.

一个不确定的时期后的罗马，尤其是在，这是其他地方的主教会议谴责和主教在亚洲。

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Bishops at this time,especially of major cities, would sometimes send around what we call a paschal letter, an Easter letter. In which they'd give instructions or different kinds of things to their churches.

当时的主教，特别是主要城市的主教，会发出所谓的复活节书信，信里写着给其他教会的指示,或者其他事情。

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Dolan's credentials as upholder of the faith have been especially burnished by the bishops' ongoing conflicts with President Barack Obama.

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Such is the discredit of his opponents that a loud No campaign from private business, some Catholic bishops and, especially, representatives of what remains of the once all-powerful traditional political parties could even prove to be markedly counter-productive.

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Its consideration was considered a big win for them and for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which used its power -- especially with conservative Democrats in swing congressional districts -- to help force other Democratic leaders to permit a vote that most of them oppose.

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