[annalex]

Pope "owns" the Bishops in that he has sole authority to hire and fire them

Eh, no. A bishop is a bishop and remains a bishop till he dies, not unlike any royalty. Appointment and removal of bishops to dioceses is a complex and collegial process, which is not to the sole discretion of the Pope. He certainly cannot remove a bishop at will -- I wish he removed quite a few, in this country, by the way.

Bishop is not a job, -- bishops do not get hired or fired.

Appointment of Catholic bishops

Moving on to the rest of your adjacent post(s)

When did the Greek Church, if they have done so yet, adopt an English language Bible?

Why would a Greek Church need any English Bible? In case you misspoke, the official translation of the Latin Catholic Churches everywhere is St. Jerome's Latin. Douay happens to be a word-for-word that. For the use of the Bible in the Holy Liturgy there is a committee in each language group deciding on that. In English, at least, in the US, the translation is, most unfortunately, NAB Catholic edition. But that does not make it "official". Every one is free to use whichever translation suits him best. NAB has one advantage, it is easy to understand by ear, and that is the compelling reason it was chosen for Bible readings from the Ambo.

[kosta50]

NAB has one advantage, it is easy to understand by ear, and that is the compelling reason it was chosen for Bible readings from the Ambo.

That is true, but NAB also presents (usually) the oldest manuscript versions known. Some verse are doctrinally adjusted.

[OLD REGGIE]

Pope "owns" the Bishops in that he has sole authority to hire and fire them

Eh, no. A bishop is a bishop and remains a bishop till he dies, not unlike any royalty. Appointment and removal of bishops to dioceses is a complex and collegial process, which is not to the sole discretion of the Pope. He certainly cannot remove a bishop at will -- I wish he removed quite a few, in this country, by the way.

Bishop is not a job, -- bishops do not get hired or fired.

Appointment of Catholic bishops

Despite the sham of a "... complex and collegial process" the Supreme Pontiff is the boss and only he can remove, "put on the shelf", and reassign Bishops.

[OLD REGGIE]

Pope "owns" the Bishops in that he has sole authority to hire and fire them

Eh, no. A bishop is a bishop and remains a bishop till he dies, not unlike any royalty. Appointment and removal of bishops to dioceses is a complex and collegial process, which is not to the sole discretion of the Pope. He certainly cannot remove a bishop at will -- I wish he removed quite a few, in this country, by the way.

Bishop is not a job, -- bishops do not get hired or fired.

Appointment of Catholic bishops

Despite the sham of a "... complex and collegial process" the Supreme Pontiff is the boss and only he can remove, "put on the shelf", and reassign Bishops.