Talk:Collegiality

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I reverted the part about the usage in catholic eclesiological technical speak. I think Michael assumed that they must be using the word in the same way it is normally used and modified the paragraph to fit that, but the word is used in a way which has little to do with its original definition. Here are some webpages that show the use of the word in the technical way:

http://www.tcrnews2.com/genprimacy.html http://mb-soft.com/believe/txc/rcatholi.htm (about half the time the word is used) http://www.cwnews.com/news/biosgloss/definition.cfm?glossID=21 (this is a definition which seems to imply the most extreme view of collegiality, that the Pope can't act independantly)

OK, I'm going to look at some web sites .... Michael Hardy 17:12, 3 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Also to confuse the issue further, "collegiality" when referred to be critics means the abuse of collegiality, the college having authority over the members. This usage is also seen in critics using the word "eccuminism" by which they mean "false ecuminism".

Collegiality

May I offer an observation on the section on collegiality in the Catholic Church? The authors seems to define it from the view of its critics. Might I suggest a positive definition? - Collegiality is the idea that the bishops of the Catholic Church collectively share responsibility with the Pope for the Church. This doctrine is not taken to demean the traditional authority of the Pope.I have taken the liberty of editing the article by adding this statement. Gary 7-7-06

Why is there a side bar on the right about all this Roman stuff? It seems quite out of place.--LN

[edit] Collegiality among cabinet members

I remember that right after Watergate that some group (I believe it was the Brookings Institution) wrote a book saying that the presidential cabinet should have more collegiality. How might that operate? Sarsaparilla (talk) 18:16, 23 January 2008 (UTC)