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      "report safeguarding concerns"
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        "relation": "is a kind of",
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      "Presenting one church view as universal",
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        "Survivors of church abuse",
        "Bishops themselves"
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                    "text": "Since when?",
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                    "text": "How is a bishop chosen?",
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                "id": "insignia-finding",
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                    "text": "What do the insignia signify, according to the church?",
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                    "text": "When are they worn?",
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                    "text": "How is a letter addressed?",
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                    "text": "How can the diocesan office be contacted?",
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                    "text": "Is there a public calendar?",
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            "id": "senses",
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                "id": "senses-finding",
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                    "text": "Is the chess piece meant?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits?",
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    "Should bishops of each see be separate entries?",
    "How should holder data be linked?",
    "How should denominations be distinguished?"
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