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Yes, there are both clergy and laity in the Orthodox Church.
The laity
The "laity" is everybody who isn't part of the "clergy" of religious workers.
Laity refers to all people who are not members of a society's priesthood or clergy.
A Laity is all people who are not members of a given profession or other specialized field. In religious organizations, the laity is all people who are not part of the clergy.
The Laity.
George Trevor Spencer has written: 'The reciprocal obligations of the clergy and of the laity' -- subject(s): American Sermons, Clergy, Episcopal Church, Laity, Sermons, Sermons, American
Innocent O. Umejesi has written: 'Political responsibility of the Nigerian Catholic laity' -- subject(s): Catholic Church, Church and state, Laity, Political aspects of Laity
In the early days of the Church the pope was elected by the clergy and laity who resided in and around Rome.
Clergy were the Church officials, and the laity were the regular members.
The church is not a building but a group of people and has been divided into the clergy and laity and now we have many divisions.
The popes were originally chosen by the clergy and faithful who lived in and near Rome.