21.   The apparition directed Juan Diego to ask the local bishop to build the church.

22.   The local Methodist bishop issued a statement acknowledging that he had no jurisdiction over the chapel.

23.   The local bishop, Aldo Mongiano, gathered the Macuxi into assemblies, warning them of the dangers of alcoholism and the white way of life.

24.   The original Toledo School, he said, was an informal movement promoted by local bishops and a school only in the sense of a school of painters.

25.   The pope affirmed the right of local bishops to adapt to local cultures, customs and sensibilities to promote the faith.

26.   The turning point was a series of conversations nationwide between local bishops and Catholic academics in their dioceses.

27.   The Vatican, which has no policy on dealing with priests who have AIDS, referred questions about the issue to local bishops.

28.   They also must decide how to implement a policy that calls for local bishops to grant approval of individual theology instructors at local universities.

29.   They can also select their own adviser to take part in doctrinal examinations, and also involve their local bishops in the proceedings.

30.   Three years ago, the local bishop forced the young priest to withdraw from a seminary found to have assigned liberation theology texts.