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What is the Catholic clergy?
Priests, Deacons, Bishops, Cardinals, Monsignor's, the Pope, are all members of the Catholic clergy.
Was the First Estate composed of the clergy?
Yes, the Catholic clergy.
What are the reasons the pope and other Catholic clergy refrain from having an intimate relationship?
Catholic clergy make a vow of chastity - no sex.
What is the difference between Protestants and Catholic priests?
One difference is that Protestant clergy can marry, Catholic clergy cannot and are required to remain celibate.
Before the revolution to what social class did the clergy belong?
The Catholic clergy were the First Estate.
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 is the First Estate made of?
The Catholic Clergy
What groups make up the clergy of the Church?
The clergy of the Catholic Church consists of the Bishops, the priests, and the deacons: all ordained clergy.
Does the Catholic Church excommunicate its clergy members who are pedophiles?
Any clergy who has been convicted of pedophila is automatically laicized (removed from the clergy and barred from presenting himself as Catholic clergy). Excommuncication is something entirely different, a convicted pedophile who was a member of the clergy may or may not be excommunicated depending on other factors.
What are the different ranks of clergy associated with the ROMAN cAtholic Church?
The Roman Catholic Church has a hierarchical structure of clergy that includes several ranks. At the top is the Pope, followed by Cardinals, who advise the Pope and oversee archdioceses. Below them are Bishops, who govern dioceses, and Priests, who serve local parishes. Deacons are also part of the clergy, assisting priests and performing certain sacraments.
The First Estate of the French Revolution?
The Catholic Clergy.
What group of people was in the First Estate?
The Catholic Clergy.
