And bishops weren't often elected.

其实主教通常不是选举出来的。

And bishops must admit their part in them.

主教们都要坦承他们在其中扮演的角色。

The Pope has a house with cardinals and bishops.

教皇有一个由红衣主教和主教组成的议院。

The Vatican does not, however, permit married bishops.

但无论怎样，梵蒂冈不允许有已婚的主教。

Even French bishops have apologised for their "silence".

甚至连法国的主教都为他们的“沉默”而道歉。

Their complaints were echoed by Nicaragua’s Catholic bishops.

这种指控得到了尼加拉瓜主教的回应。

The Roman Catholic Church has bishops, and cardinals, and the Pope.

罗马天主教堂有主教，红衣主教，教皇。

It was reported that you were negotiating with the conference of bishops.

据报道，你正在和主教会议谈判。

The meeting was attended by three bishops and two diocesan administrators.

出席这次会议的董事包括山西省三位主教及两位教区长。

She picks up one of my white bishops, and spins it on the ground like a top.

她拿了我的一个白色主教，并且像它在地上一样开始旋转它。

A spokesman at Lambeth Palace said Williams was fully behind the bishops' initiative.

兰博思宫(注：坎特伯雷大主教官邸)的发言人称威廉姆斯完全支持主教们的行动。

But many of today's senior bishops were part of the world that tried to cover these things up.

但是今天这个世界里的许多高级大主教都在试图掩盖这些事情。

We know from other historical documents that bishops didn't have that much power until much later.

我们从历史文献中知道，主教在早期是没有多大权力的。

The bishops were right to express their "moral obligation to speak up for those who have no voice".

主教们表达“为那些不能发声的人说话是一种道德义务”的观点是正确的。

And what will happen if the bishops who are no longer excommunicated continue to reject Vatican II?

如果主教不被逐出教会，同时坚持拒绝第二次梵蒂冈会议，该怎么办？

My understanding is that some bishops are meeting in Beijing to talk about the issue. Please confirm.

据我所知，中国的一些主教正在北京开会讨论这个问题，请证实。

Bishops in the modern Roman Catholic Church are not elected by the people, they're appointed by the Vatican.

现代罗马天主教堂的主教，不是任人民选举的，而是梵帝冈任命的。

The high point of this opposition came in 2008, when a 70-page report on the book sales was sent to bishops.

这一对立最终在2008年爆发，主教们收到了一份长达70页的关于书籍销售的报告。

So he USES the power of the emperor's throne to force bishops to come together in several different councils.

所以他利用帝王的权力，强迫主教参加几场会议。

"Every victim", he insists, "has a right to know what bishops knew, when they knew it and what they did about it."

“每一个受害者，”他坚持说，“都有权利知道主教们知晓的事情，知道主教们知晓此事的时间以及他们为此而采取的行动。”