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Church of the Intercession - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (338 words) |
 | The Church of the Intercession is a congregation of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America in New York, New York. |
 | It was formerly a part of the Parish of Trinity Church and was known as the Chapel of the Intersession. |
 | The Church stands on the border of Washington Heights and Harlem, at the northern limit of a formerly exclusive Harlem neighbourhood known as ‘Sugar Hill’. |
| Roman Catholic Church - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (0 words) |
 | Reformers within the Catholic Church launched the Counter Reformation, a period of doctrinal clarification, reform of the clergy and the liturgy, and re-evangelization begun by the Council of Trent. |
 | The Catechism of the Catholic Church, 85 states that authentic interpretation of the Word of God is entrusted to the living Magisterium of the Church, namely the bishops in communion with the successor of Saint Peter. |
 | The Church is convinced it is not free to change this practice, which is traced back to Jesus' choice of apostles, and to the practice of the apostles and their successors, and has declared the matter closed for discussion, the latest declaration being John Paul II's Ordinatio Sacerdotalis in 1994. |