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Authenticus. has written: 'A defence of the Protestant clergy in the south of Ireland' 'A defence of the protestant clergy in the south of Ireland, in answer to the charges against them'
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Some clergy members engaged in behaviors such as simony (selling church positions), nepotism (favoritism toward family members), and sexual misconduct, all of which went against church law. Additionally, some clergy were known to lead extravagant lifestyles in violation of the vow of poverty.
It was the Third Estate against the nobles and the clergy.
Members of the French clergy who were loyal to England made trumped up charges that Joan was both a heretic and a witch.
People have been promiscuous since the earliest days of the Church, yet Christianity has prospered, so promiscuity in and of its self is clearly not a threat to Christianity. What may well be a threat to Christianity is the promiscuity of some clergy. Many thousands of allegations of paedophilia have been made against Catholic clergy, as well as many more against some Protestant clergy. And some Evangelical clergy have drawn media attention for their sexual promiscuity. Many Christians are repelled by the revelations about paedophilia. They regard revelations of consensual sexual promiscuity by clergy who preach against fornication and adultery as evidence of hypocrisy. This is the danger to Christianity.
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Gays are not against the Bible. When the Bible is used against people in the ways that are hurtful and discriminate they would disagree with someone doing that ( the bible was used as a reason for slavery), but there are many members of the clergy who are gay and who head churches.
Clergy is a minister. Google him to find out!
The two types of clergy were regular clergy and secular clergy. Regular clergy were those who were in monastic orders, and so were regulated by the rules of those orders; they included monks and abbots. Secular clergy were those who served the secular population; they were deacons, priests, and bishops serving the secular people, or people who were not clergy.
Nicholas Stratford has written: 'The Bishop of Chester's charge in his primary visitation at Chester, May 5. 1691' -- subject(s): Church of England, Clergy, Pastoral letters and charges
Yes, the Catholic clergy.