The crosier upon which the oath was sworn, however, did not necessarily belong to a bishop.
Finally, the evidence shows that the crosier is not a magic wand to be waved over struggling inner-city schools: hard work is what is needed.
He makes the gesture of teaching or blessing with his right hand, and he holds a crosier and a white handkerchief in his left.
Others suggest that it was named after the "crosier", a staff carried by bishops that bears a similarity to the sticks used in the sport.
It adds that, when several bishops join in a single celebration, only the one presiding uses a crosier.
If several bishops take part in the same celebration, only the presiding bishop carries the crosier.
Anglican bishops generally make use of the mitre, crosier, ecclesiastical ring, purple cassock, purple zucchetto, and pectoral cross.
The crosier is used in ecclesiastical heraldry to represent pastoral authority in the coats of arms of cardinals, bishops, abbots and abbesses.
