Assertion: pope | /r/CapableOf | appoint bishop
Facets:
value: as the heads of these locations
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Only the pope can appoint bishops as the heads of these locations.
text: A bishop who moves to the level of cardinal isn’t ordained, but handpicked by the pope, who also appoints bishops.
text: He appoints bishops and the cardinals, who will elect his successor.
text: Episcopal accountability has traditionally presented difficulties for Catholicism since in current Church law the bishop is only accountable to the pope, "who alone can appoint and remove bishops and intervene in the affairs of all particular Churches, including dioceses" (57).