Word: validation
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...Roman Catholics have only recognized the validity of their own "holy orders," and those of the Eastern Orthodox churches, on the grounds that only in the Roman and Eastern traditions has the ministry been handed down through unbroken "apostolic succession." The recognition of a valid Lutheran ministry would apparently be based on a different understanding of apostolic succession, one which sees it as a continuity of doctrine and practice in conformity with the Gospel...
Lutheran participants urged their own churches to acknowledge Roman Catholic validity. Member churches, they suggested, should "declare formally" that Catholic clergy "are engaged in a valid ministry of the Gospel" and that "the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ are truly present in their celebrations of the sacrament of the altar...
Blachford then went on to say. "I think that the people who characterized the Peace Corps as an organization made up primarily of lily-white, middle-class people may have had a very valid point. But I think that has changed. We have a tremendous need for blacks and other minorities, particularly in places like Africa and Latin America...
...protest was dismissed when an inspection of the rule book revealed that a valid protest must be lodged with the referee while the game is in progress. Quincy feels the game was vital as they figured to tie for the title without the loss...
...planning a vote boycott for Thursday," said Arthur E. Lasky '72 an opponent of the election. "According to the House Master, a valid House election needs 210 votes, and that's what we'll try to prevent...