The church acknowledged it; the state acknowledged it.

However, the church has acknowledged pressure from many Catholics for nuns to be given more influence.

The church acknowledges some Scientologists choose to sever communications with family members who leave.

The church acknowledges that parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children.

The church acknowledges the legitimate role of profit as an indication that a business is functioning well.

However while the churches acknowledge that some Christians will want to accept some suffering for this reason, most Christians are not so heroic.

The settlement reached by Mr. Dixon and the diocese explicitly says that the church does not acknowledge the validity of his claims.

The church, meanwhile, publicly acknowledged that some of its clergy members had collaborated and issued an apology for their sins in March.

The resolution states that the church officially acknowledges that among the people in its pews are unmarried couples living in long-term relationships.

These churches acknowledge theological differences between Christianity and Islam, but stress the common roots and essential compatibility.