QUOTE(Bernice Moore @ May 19 2008, 09:54 PM)

FYI:
Quote Duke : ""Don't you think that it's suspicious that the head of the Dallas Diocese has always been a Catholic? Even today that's true! ""
The Catholic Church in Dallas, is not the only......There are also other Diocese within Dallas ....Some other religions use that term also...
See..
The Anglican Diocese of St. Mathews Church; Dallas Texes
http://www.stmatthias-dallas.org/
Evangical Diocese of Dallas, Texas
http://www.episcopal-dallas.org/Quote Duke: ""And let us not forget that there is not just one Cistercian monk - St Bernard's order, he who was a great supporter of the Knights Templar ... and we all know what became of them! - but a whole monastery of them just a few miles from downtown Dallas!""
There are also Anglican Benedictines, Franciscans, Cistercians, and in the Episcopal Church in the USA, Dominicans), as well as other monastic orders.. Not only Catholic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MonkQuote Duke: ""The evidence is clear and overwhelming, and shows how secure they are in the knowledge of never having to admit their hand in the playing out of the Dealey Plaza tragedy by the simple fact that they've remained exactly as before, and if anything have gained an even higher profile!
Further proof - a la Hoover's refusal to allow DPD to attend the FBI Academy in what remained of his lifetime - is that Dallas is still but a diocese - not an archdiocese despite the millions of Catholics there. If little tiny Connecticut can have three archdiocese, why else would huge Texas be limited to just Houston? Hmmm? The pope knows. It's in the same room deep beneath St Peter's where the Fatima predictions are hidden. Wim may know someone who's seen it ... ""
A Diocese is administered by a Bishop, if there is one in residence within that area...
An Archdiocese is administered by an ArchBishop, as there is no Bishop, residing within the city..
A Diocese is higher is status, that is what Dallas is.......See
Different classes of diocesesThere are several kinds of dioceses. There are dioceses properly so called and archdioceses. The diocese is the territorial circumscription administered by a bishop; the archdiocese is placed under the jurisdiction of an archbishop. Considered as a territorial circumscription, no difference exists between them; the power of their pastors alone is different. Generally, several dioceses are grouped in an ecclesiastical province and are subject to the authority of the metropolitan archbishop. Some, however, are said to be exempt, i.e. from any archiepiscopal jurisdiction, and are placed directly under the authority of the Holy See. Such are the dioceses of the ecclesiastical province of Rome, and several other dioceses or archdioceses, especially in Italy, also in other countries. The exempt archbishops are called titular archbishops, i.e. they possess only the title of archbishop, have no suffragan bishops, and administer a diocese. The term "titular archbishop", it is to be noted, is also applied to bishops who do not administer a diocese, but who have received with the episcopal consecration a titular archbishopric. For the better understanding of this it must be remembered that archdioceses and dioceses are divided into titular and residential. The bishop of a residential see administers his diocese personally and is bound to reside in it, whereas the titular bishops have only an episcopal title; they are not bound by any obligations to the faithful of the dioceses whose titles they bear. These were formerly called bishops or archbishops in partibus infidelium, i.e. of a diocese or archdiocese fallen into the power of infidels; but since 1882 they are called titular bishops or archbishops. Such are the vicars Apostolic, auxiliary bishops, administrators Apostolic, nuncios, Apostolic delegates, etc. (see TITULAR BISHOP). Mention must also be made of the suburbicarian dioceses (diœceses suburbicariœ), i.e. the six dioceses situated in the immediate neighbourhood of Rome and each of which is administered by one of the six cardinal-bishops. These form a special class of dioceses, the titulars or occupants of which possess certain special rights and obligations (see SUBURBICARIAN DIOCESES).
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05001a.htmB.......
Bernice and Duke, I really appreciate the help, both with information pertinent to the subject and suggestions. Duke, I feel like I have a new appreciation of what it is like to be a longtime researcher, in the sense of participating in the Conferences and so forth.
All I can say with regards to the topic in general is that for those who feel there is a need to explore some of these nooks and cranny's, I say go for it......After a few years, I have gotten away from theories and have attempted to look at 1963 in the context of a historical, political, cultural and even geopolitical context, not to mention the most important area of all the voluminous documents associated with the various investigations as well as what the best and brightest have pointed out through the last four decades.....
I have no reason to take on the mantle of apologist or defender of the Catholic Church, but I will say that I am intellectually honest with myself, to state that even if I believed this area of discussion was more important than my other areas of focus, even then I would not even attempt to associate myself with this area, for the simple fact that, for the sake of argument, if there were a member of the ARRB who joined the Forum and began making attempts to steer, in reality, or even imagined, towards a particular area or conclusion, that person would be viewed with suspicion, and probably, would at least have a credibility problem;
If someone wants to take up the gauntlet, there are many areas that deserve attention, religious affiliations and groups are no exception......
My final word on the subject in regards to the Catholic Church is that as a body that has been in existence for the last two
thousand years, at least in the minds of its members, the relationship between Rome and the various Cardinals and Bishoprics throughout the rest of the world, is, in itself another world, so to speak. In the early 1960's Pope John XXIII was considered the most liberal Pope the Church had for an exceptionally long time, whereas the Cardinal's and Archbishops in America collectively were, a mixture of liberal and conservative's but with a pronounced numerical lead with regards to the conservatives, ie Cardinal Spellman, to cite just one.
There are, believe it or not conspiracies that are arguably, of, at least equal significance to the assassination of the liberal leaders JFK, RFK MLK;
While I do not really subscribe to those types of conspiracies, [ie Jewish world domination,] based on what I personally consider to believe are documents ie Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, not written by the personages accused of being the very author's of them, and in effect are forgeries, other people feel differently.
I have my hands full with the areas of my own interest, I believe a lack of knowledge of history perpetuates many of these areas of contention, in addition to humankind's inherent proclivity to destroy the very things that are needed to survive.
A Herculanean effort will be needed throughout the international community to prevent us from destroying ourselves.....
And the best way to do that is to learn how to..........
COEXIST......