31.   The commission that ordered up the survey represents the major associations of religious orders of men and women, as well as the American bishops.

32.   The five presiding American bishops of the Greek Orthodox church of America are calling for the ouster of Archbishop Spyridon, its leader.

33.   The measures would be taken to the American bishops to be voted on at their meeting in Dallas in June.

34.   The Holy See has thwarted American bishops who want to make it easier under canon law to dismiss predatory priests.

35.   The norms include all requests for changes in church law that are needed for the American bishops to enact their new policies.

36.   The norms include all the requests for changes in church law that will be needed for the American bishops to enact their new policies.

37.   There have been tensions between some American bishops and some Catholic universities in recent years.

38.   They could not say whether the Vatican might demand changes in the policy overwhelmingly approved by the American bishops on Friday.

39.   This spring, a delegation of American bishops and Vatican officials worked out a compromise proposal.

40.   Weakland, one of the last outspoken liberals among the American bishops, is being replaced by a traditionalist who has long had the confidence of Vatican officials.