Desperately Seeking the Mainline? by Mark Tooley

Desperately Seeking the Mainline?

Roman Catholic Bishops & the National Council of Churches

by Mark Tooley

In November 1998, for the second year in a row, a representative from the National Conference of Catholic Bishops delivered formal greetings to the General Assembly of the National Council of Churches (NCC).

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Mark Tooley directs the United Methodist committee of the Institute on Religion and Democracy (www.ird-renew.org) in Washington, D.C.

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