By contrast, not only has Cardinal Hickey spoken out against him, but several nationally known black bishops have also criticized him.

Excerpts From a Letter Conservative bishops, led by Cardinal O'Connor, criticized the paper, saying it would confuse Catholics.

Other conservative bishops criticized the draft for giving women "the false hope" that they could be ordained as deacons by inviting a discussion on the subject.

While some bishops have criticized Radio Maryja for spreading opinions incompatible with the official teaching of the Catholic Church, others voice support for the station.

In past statements, the bishops criticized the Sandinista Government for imposing an ideology that they say is not shared by most Nicaraguans.

In the first years after the war, the bishop of Katowice Stanisław Adamski criticized the expulsion of Germans as inhumane.

Other bishops were appalled, but the rule is that bishops do not criticize other bishops.

The new policy differs in several ways from the draft a committee of bishops released 10 days ago, which many bishops and victims had criticized as not going far enough.

Polish bishops sternly criticized this peculiar act of devotion.

Since Stroessner's taking power through a coup d'état in 1954, Paraguay's bishops increasingly criticized the regime for human rights abuses, rigged elections, and the country's feudal economy.