"People must be able to see within us and within the Church, not the structures and authority we have, but the presence of Jesus Christ. We must avoid the danger of placing so much emphasis on the "Magisterium" of the Church that we lose the sense of the "Mysterium" of the Church."
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H. Exc. Most Rev. Dennis George BROWNE, Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand, New Zealand (25 November 1998) Press Office of the Holy See
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Denis George Browne
Denis George Browne (21 September 1937 – 1 September 2024) was a prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Rarotonga, the Diocese of Auckland, and the Diocese of Hamilton.
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