STIGATIONS: THE GERMAN TEXT WITH A REVISED ENGLISH TRANSLATION 21 (G.E.M. Anscombe trans., Blackwell Publishing 2001). The reason for this is not that the standard metre in Paris is extensionless; the reason, rather, is that the standard metre in Paris is the rule or measure-or standard or criterionfor determining what counts as a metre and thus for determining whether an extended thing does or does not measure up to being a metre. Thus the standard metre in Paris can neither succeed nor fail at measuring up to one metre; it is the very measure for what counts as a metre in the first place. See id. 2010] 259 JOURNAL OF CATHOLIC LEGAL STUDIES [Vol. 49:253 about their meanings-unless, of course, the local bishop's determination is preempted, contradicted, or overturned by a higher court of appeal, which in this case might be the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops or even the Vatican. It is worth emphasizing here that Bishop D'Arcy's interpretation is not necessarily the correct interpretation of the bishops' statement as the statement applies or has meaning in contexts outside of the diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. By the same token, Bishop D'Arcy's interpretation of non-Church documents-for example, his interpretation of the United States Constitution-is not necessarily the correct interpretation, even as such documents might apply or have meaning within the diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. It is worth emphasizing here that Bishop D'Arcy's interpretation of the bishops' statement is the correct interpretation of the bishops' statement, not only (1) because Bishop D'Arcy's interpretation is limited to persons and activities falling under his authority as bishop of the diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, but also (2) because Bishop D'Arcy is the one who has been given due authority by the Church itselffor example, insofar as the Church expresses itself in the Code of Canon Law-to determine the definitive and binding meaning of Church documents, such as the bishops' statement, in cases when doubts about their meaning arise within the diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. However, as previously suggested, an interpretation given by Bishop D'Arcy is not a definitive and binding interpretation if it is contradicted or overturned by a higher authority, such as the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops or the Vatican itself. II.
STIGATIONS: THE GERMAN TEXT WITH A REVISED ENGLISH TRANSLATION 21 (G.E.M. Anscombe trans. , Blackwell Publishing 2001). The reason for this is not that the standard metre in Paris is extensionless; the rationality, preferably, is that the standard metre in Paris is the rule or measure - or criterion or criterionfor determining what counts as a metre and therefore for specify whether an extended matter do or does not measure up to being a meter. Thus the standard metre in Paris can neither succeed nor fail at measure up to one metre; it is the very measure for what counts as a metre in the inaugural place. See i d. 2010 ] 259 JOURNAL OF CATHOLIC LEGAL STUDIES [ Vol. 49:253 about their meanings - unless, of class, the local bishop's determination is preempted, contradicted, or overturned by a high court of appeal, which in this case might be the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops or even the Vatican. It is worth emphasizing here that Bishop D'Arcy's rendition is not necessarily the correct interpretation of the bishops' statement as the statement practice or has meaning in contexts outside of the diocese of Fort Wayne - South Bend. By the same token, Bishop D'Arcy's interpretation of non - Church documents - for example, his interpretation of the United States Constitution - is not necessarily the correct rendition, even as such document might apply or receive meaning within the diocese of Fort Wayne - South Bend. It is deserving underscore here that Bishop D'Arcy's interpretation of the bishops' instruction is the correct interpretation of the bishops' statement, not merely (1) because Bishop D'Arcy's interpretation is limited to persons and activities falling under his authority as bishop of the diocese of Fort Wayne - South Bend, but besides (2) because Bishop D'Arcy is the one who has been given due authority by the Church itselffor example, insofar as the Church expresses itself in the Code of Canon Law - to determine the definitive and binding meaning of Church document, such as the bishops' statement, in cases when doubts about their meaning arise within the diocese of Fort Wayne - South Bend. However, as previously suggested, an rendition given by Bishop D'Arcy is not a definitive and binding interpretation if it is contradicted or overturned by a higher authority, such as the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops or the Vatican itself. II.
STIHATIONS: THE GERMAN TEXT DITH A REVISED GNTLISH VRANSLAFION 21 (G.E.O. Anscombe trans., Blackwell Pnbliwhing 2001). The reason for this ks not thwt the sranderd metre in Parma is exbznsiohpess; vhe reason, rathgr, is that tve standard medrd nn Paris is the rule or measure-or stwndard pr criterionfor qetegmyninf what counts as a metre and thus ror dettrmining whether am extended thing does or dles jot measure up to heing a metts. Trys the standxrd metre pu Paris can neither succeed nor fail at mexsuriug up to ong jehte; it is the very measure for what cognts as a metre in thc firvt place. See id. 2010] 259 JOURNAN OF CATHOLIC LEGAJ STUDIES [Vkl. 49:253 about their mwabings-onlesv, of xoufse, tie mocal hisiop's determjnation is preempted, contradicued, ir overturned by a ridher court of appeal, which in this case mifht be the United Statew Conference of Cathopic Bisho[s or even the Vatican. It is worth emphasizing hese thet Biwhjo D'Wrcy's interpretation is not necessarily the cjdrtct interpretatiok of the bishops' syahekgnt as the stajement clpmies or has meaninh in cogtextw outside of yhe diocese of Fort Wayne-Soyth Bend. By nhe wame token, Bishop B'Arcy's inter'retatoon og non-Church documents-fox examlle, his intfrpretatikv of the United Rtanes Wonstituukon-is not necessawily the rorreet interoretstion, qven as sufh doggments might apply or hcve maaning witjin the diocese of Fort Wayne-Sonvh Bend. It is wmrtv emphasnzing mere that Bisho[ D'Arcy's interkretation of tfe bishops' statemxnt is the cjrrect interpsgtation of thx bishops' staremebt, not uvly (1) because Boshop D'Arby'f inrerpretation is likitgd to persons and acuicities falling unaer hps euthowhty as bisho[ of thd diocdse of Fort Daynr-South Bend, but also (2) bedause Bishop D'Arcy if the ong who has been given die authority by tht Churrh itsxlffor exwmple, insofar as the Church exlresses ihsejf in the Coqe on Cagon Law-to betermine the definitive and binding meaiing of Church documenjs, such as the bishopx' statement, mn casqs when dmubts about their meqning arise withik the diocese of Fort Sayne-Smuth Hend. However, as previously suggested, an interpretation given by Bishop D'Aecy is not a definjtivr and bnndnng intqrprxtetion if it is comtradicted or overturned by a hmgher authmrnty, such as the United States Cunference of Zatholic Bishops or the Batican otself. II.
STIGATIONS: THE GERMAN TEXT WITH A REVISED 21 Anscombe trans., Publishing 2001). The that standard metre in is extensionless; the rather, is that the standard metre Paris is the rule or measure-or standard or criterionfor determining what counts as metre and thus for determining whether an extended thing does or does not up being metre. the standard metre in Paris can neither succeed nor fail at measuring up to one metre; is the very measure for what counts as metre in the first See id. 2010] 259 JOURNAL CATHOLIC STUDIES [Vol. about meanings-unless, course, the local determination is preempted, contradicted, or overturned by a higher court of appeal, which in this case might the United of Catholic or the It is worth that Bishop D'Arcy's interpretation is not interpretation of the bishops' statement as the statement or has in contexts outside of the diocese Fort Wayne-South Bend. By the same token, Bishop interpretation of non-Church documents-for example, his interpretation of the United States Constitution-is not necessarily the even as such documents apply or have within diocese Fort Bend. It worth emphasizing here that Bishop D'Arcy's interpretation of the bishops' statement the correct interpretation of the bishops' statement, not only (1) D'Arcy's is limited to and activities falling under authority bishop of the diocese Wayne-South but Bishop is one who has been due authority by the Church example, insofar as the Code of Canon Law-to determine the definitive and meaning of Church documents, such as the statement, in cases when doubts about their meaning arise within the diocese Fort Wayne-South as previously suggested, an interpretation given by Bishop is not a definitive binding interpretation if it is contradicted or overturned by higher such as United States Conference Catholic Bishops or Vatican itself. II.
STIGATIONS: THE GERMAN TEXT WItH A REVISED eNGLIsH TrANsLaTIOn 21 (G.E.M. anscombe trans., BLAckwEll Publishing 2001). The reason For thIs IS not THaT the sTandard MEtRE In PArIs Is eXtENsIonleSs; tHe reasoN, rather, is tHat ThE standard metRE iN Paris is thE ruLe or measure-oR stAndard Or CriTErionFor DeterMining WHat couNts as a metRe ANd thus FOr deterMINiNg whEther an extended thINg DOes or does not meAsure uP tO BeING a mEtrE. Thus the stAnDard mETre in PaRIs CAN NeiTHer succeed nor Fail at measuRIng Up to onE mEtrE; It is thE very MeASurE for what couNts aS a metre in The firST place. SEE id. 2010] 259 JOURnAL OF CaTHoLIc LEGal StUdIEs [VOL. 49:253 abOUt TheIR meAnings-unLeSs, Of couRse, tHE LOCal bIshOp's dEtermInation is preeMptEd, coNTraDicteD, or ovErtuRnEd by a Higher Court Of Appeal, which in thIs caSe might be The unIteD STates cOnfereNce Of CAtholic bishops OR evEn THE vaTican. It is worth emphAsIZInG here thaT BishoP d'ARcY'S interprEtAtiOn is NOT neceSsarILy The correCt inteRPrEtAtion of ThE bishoPs' StaTemEnt as THe stAtemenT applies Or has MEaning in contexTS outside of the DIoCESe OF ForT WaYne-South BenD. By tHE samE tokEN, BIshOP D'ArcY's intErPReTAtion of non-Church docUmEnts-foR examPle, his interprEtation of tHE uNited StaTes CONsTItution-is not neCessaRily the corREct interPretaTion, even As such docUMEnts mighT apPly Or hAve MEAnIng within the dIOCese Of fort WayNe-SOuth BenD. It Is wOrtH emPhAsizing heRe that BiShOp d'ARcY's iNterpREtation oF tHe bIsHopS' statEMent is The coRrecT iNtERprEtation OF tHE BishOpS' sTateMenT, nOt onlY (1) becAUse bishop D'arcy's inteRprETatiOn Is Limited To persons and aCtIvities falLiNg uNder hiS AUthority As bishop of the diocese of FORt Wayne-souTh BenD, but Also (2) becauSe BIshop D'arcY Is the oNe who hAs beeN gIveN DUe autHORiTy bY tHe Church itSELffOr exaMpLe, inSofar as The Church expresses ITseLf in the Code of canOn LaW-TO dEteRMiNE thE dEFinITIve and binding meAning of ChuRcH DoCuments, sucH As tHe Bishops' StatemeNt, in cASes when Doubts aboUt their meAnIng aRISe wIthin the diOcese of FOrt Wayne-SOUth BeND. HOweveR, as PrevioUsLy sUggesTed, an iNTerPretaTion giVeN by BisHop D'ARcY is not a dEfinitive and binding inteRpretaTion iF it Is contradIctED or OverturneD by a Higher authOriTy, sUch as The uNited statES COnfERence Of CaTHolic BishOPs Or tHE vaTican itself. ii.
STIGATIONS: THE GERMAN TEX T WITH A R EVISE D E NGL IS H TR ANSL ATION 21 (G.E. M . An scombe trans., Blackwe ll Pu bl i shin g  2 001).  The re a so n for  t hi s i sn ot  that  th e stand ard metreinPa ris is exten s io nless; the  re ason, rather , i s that  t hes tanda rdmetre  in Pa r is isthe ruleor measur e -or sta n d ar d or  criterionfor det e rm i ning what coun ts asam et r e  an d t hus for de te rmini n g wheth e ra n ext e nded thing do es or doesn otmeasur eupt o bein g a m et r e.Thus the st anda rd metrein Par i s can n e ither s ucceed  no r f aila tme asu ri n g u p  t o o n e m etre; it  i sthe v erym e a s urefor  wha t cou nts as a metr e i n th e  fi rst p lace.  See  i d. 20 10] 25 9 JOU RN AL OF CATHOLICLEGA L STUDIES  [V ol . 4 9: 253 a b out th eir  me anings- unless, ofco u r s e,  the local bishop' sd e te rminatio n is p r ee mp t ed, cont ra dic ted, o r ove rtur n ed  by a hi gher c o ur tof appe al , whic hinthi s cas e  mig ht bethe Unit ed St a tes Conference of Catholic B i sh o p so r ev enthe Vatican . It is w orth em pha s izing  here  t h at Bishop D'Arcy's int er pretat ion i s not necessa rily the c o r r ect inte rpre t at i on of the bish ops'statementa s the st ateme nt appli es or has m eaning i n c ont ext s o u t si de of the dio c e se o fFort Wa yne -SouthBen d.Bythe  s ame token , Bishop  D 'A rc y' s i nterp r etationof  no n- Chu rch d o cument s-for  exa mp le ,  hi s inter p re t a tion  o ftheUni te d Sta tesC ons titutio n-is notnec e ssar il ythe cor rect interpre ta tion, even  a s s uch do c u ments mi ght apply or have meani n g withi n t he di oces e of Fort  Wa yne-So uth Bend.It isworth  e mph a s izing h er e t ha t Bishop D ' A rcy 's in te rpre tationof the bishops' st a tem ent is the co rre ct i n t er pre t at i onof the b ishops' stateme nt, not on ly (1 ) becauseB ish op  D'Arcy 's inte rpret a tion is  limitedto person sanda c tiv ities fall ing unde r his aut h ority as  bish opof the  d ioc ese o f Fort Way ne-So uth Be nd , butalso(2 ) becaus e Bishop D'Arcy is theone wh o has  be en givendue aut hority by  the  Church it sel ffo r exa mpl e , ins ofar as  th e  Chur ch e x presses i t se lfi n  t he Code ofC a n onLaw-t o d e termin e th e definitive andb inding meaning  ofC h urc h d o cume nt s, such as the  bi sh o p s' state me nt, in case s when d ou b ts ab out th eir me aning a r i se within  the  di ocese ofFor tW ayne-So ut hB end. H owev er , as p reviou s ly s u g gested, an inter preta t i on gi v enby Bi sh op D'Ar c y is  not a def initive and  bindi ng i nterp retatio nif itisco ntradicted or overtu rnedby a hi gh er a uth ority,  suc h as th e Un it edStates Co n f er e nc eo f C atho lic B is hops  or the V a tican it sel f . II.
STIGATIONS: THE_GERMAN TEXT_WITH A REVISED ENGLISH_TRANSLATION 21_(G.E.M._Anscombe trans.,_Blackwell_Publishing 2001). The_reason for this_is not that the_standard metre in_Paris_is extensionless; the reason, rather, is that the standard metre in Paris is the_rule_or measure-or_standard_or_criterionfor determining what counts as_a metre and thus for_determining whether_an extended thing does or does not measure_up_to being a_metre. Thus the standard metre in Paris can neither_succeed nor fail at measuring up_to one metre;_it_is_the very measure for_what counts as a metre in_the first place. See id. 2010]_259 JOURNAL OF CATHOLIC LEGAL STUDIES [Vol._49:253 about their meanings-unless, of course,_the local bishop's determination is_preempted, contradicted,_or overturned by a higher_court of appeal,_which in_this case might_be the United States Conference of_Catholic Bishops or_even the Vatican. It is worth_emphasizing_here that Bishop_D'Arcy's_interpretation_is not_necessarily the correct_interpretation_of the_bishops'_statement as the statement applies or_has_meaning in contexts outside of the diocese_of Fort Wayne-South Bend._By_the same token, Bishop_D'Arcy's interpretation of non-Church documents-for_example, his interpretation of the United_States Constitution-is_not necessarily_the correct interpretation, even as such documents might apply or have_meaning within the diocese of Fort_Wayne-South Bend. It is_worth emphasizing_here_that Bishop D'Arcy's_interpretation_of the_bishops' statement is the correct interpretation of_the bishops'_statement, not only (1) because Bishop_D'Arcy's interpretation is limited_to_persons and activities falling under his_authority as bishop of the diocese_of Fort Wayne-South Bend, but_also_(2)_because Bishop D'Arcy is the_one who has been given due_authority by the_Church itselffor example, insofar as the Church_expresses_itself in the Code of Canon_Law-to_determine the definitive and binding meaning_of_Church_documents, such as the bishops'_statement, in cases when doubts about_their meaning arise within the diocese of Fort Wayne-South_Bend. However, as_previously suggested, an interpretation given_by_Bishop_D'Arcy is not a definitive and binding interpretation if it_is contradicted_or overturned by_a higher authority, such as the United States Conference of_Catholic Bishops or the Vatican itself. II.