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An episcopal polity is a hierarchical form of church governance in which the chief local authorities are called bishops. The word "bishop" here is derived via the British Latin and Vulgar Latin term *ebiscopus/*biscopus,from the Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοποςepískopos meaning "overseer". It is the structure used by many of the major Christian Churches and denominations,such as the Catholic,Eastern Orthodox,Oriental Orthodox,Church of the East,Anabaptist,Lutheran,and Anglican churches or denominations,and other churches founded independently from these lineages. Many Methodist denominations have a form of episcopal polity known as connexionalism.
In church governance,a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
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The blessing or wedding of same-sex marriages and same-sex unions is an issue about which leaders of Christian churches are in ongoing disagreement. Traditionally,Christianity teaches that sexual practices between men and sexual practices between women are sinful and that holy matrimony can only exist between two persons of different sexes. These disagreements are primarily centred on the interpretation of various scripture passages related to homosexuality,sacred tradition,and in some churches on varying understandings of homosexuality in terms of psychology,genetics and other scientific data. While numerous church bodies have widely varying practices and teachings,individual Christians of every major tradition are involved in practical (orthopraxy) discussions about how to respond to the issue.
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