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What is the title or clergy for chrisianity?
In Catholic & Orthodox Churches, clergy can be priests, monks, bishops, etc. In most Protestant denominations, they are ministers.
Are Catholic clergy members technically a version of Cenobites?
A cenobite is a monk or nun who lives as a member of a religious community. Some cenobites are Catholic clergy. For instance, most Benedictine choir monks are ordained priests. But, no, most Catholic clergy are not cenobites.
What are paid clergy?
Answer Some clergy e.g. monks are unpaid whilst others are paid. Clergy of Protestant denominations have salaries established by the church, diocese or individual parish. Catholic clergy receive much less than Protestant clergy as their lives are, in theory, meant to be simpler because there is no wife or children.
What did parsons of the middle ages wear?
There were no medieval parsons. The clergy of the time were Catholic and dressed as priests or monks.
What is taoism clergy?
Believe they have priests & monks.
What is the clergy of taoism?
Taoists have priests & monks, and nuns.
What made up the First Estate?
Catholic priests. The "first estate" under the French pre-revolutionary Ancien Régime was the clergy.
Square cap worn by Roman Catholic clergy?
Yes a skullcap, called a zucchetto in Roman Catholic tradition, is worn by Roman Catholic clergy in some cases. It arose during the time when a tonsure was worn by all clergy as a way to keep the head warm. As a rule, a purple zucchetto is worn by Arch/Bishops, red by Cardinals, and white by the Pope; brown or black zucchetto's are sometimes worn by Franciscan, Benedictine, and Trappist monks.
What does the Russian Orthodox Church mean by 'black clergy'?
Monks that have taken vows.
How were monks different from other members in the clergy?
These are members of the church with different duties
Are monks allowed to eat meat at meal times?
What kind of monks? Catholic monks can eat meat on most days; Buddhist monks can not.
Why do the monks and nuns appear on the bottom of the pyramid?
Monks and nuns, although they have given their lives to God under solemn vows, and considered "religious" nevertheless are not clergy, they fall under laity. So if you are considering a pyramid of the clergy, they are not even on it.
