They can still water that down at the bishops conference in June.

The bishops conference says it is delighted with the sales.

Such an accommodation was apparent in the policy paper of the bishops conference.

But it proved controversial and was never approved by the bishops conference.

The cardinals and the bishops conference come in with different emphases.

Only in 2000 did the bishops conference end the counseling service, which was preventing 5,000 abortions a year.

The issuing of a statement by the bishops conference to dispute the charges in the article was highly unusual.

The heads of two archdioceses confirmed that, saying no objections were raised in the bishops conference.

"And please God we shall not be immobilized," he added, referring to the national bishops conference on the scandal scheduled to take place next month.

The country's Catholic Bishops Conference has tried to broker a new agreement.