'Lay people' is a term reffered to the common man by the church. Where there are priests and nuns and the people who attend the ceremony is termed as lay people.
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Roman Catholic AnswerYes, anyone can "bless" someone or something, but no, not an official Church blessing, for blessings from the Ritual, or official blessings at Mass, for instance, you need an ordained member of the clergy.
In the Catholic church, lay ministers are not members of the episcopacy.
A lay Catholic is any member of the Roman Catholic Church who has not been ordained (created a priest) or entered into religious life (become a monk or nun).
No, a Catholic should not receive communion in anything but a Catholic Church.
Lay people are the members of the congregation who are not religious such as a priest, deacon or nun.
Yes, but the Episcopal person will probably not be able to have a funeral in a Catholic church. The spouse of a Catholic who is not a Catholic can be buried from the Catholic Church if that person has lived a good and Christian life. It happens quite frequently.
Yes as long as you were legally married. And if you were congratz!!! ---- If either party of the couples is a Catholic, then for the Catholic Church to officially recognize the marriage, the couple must have been married in the Catholic Church.
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A confraternity is normally a Roman Catholic or Orthodox organization of lay people created for the purpose of promoting special works of Christian charity or piety, and approved by the Church hierarchy." I am Roman Catholic and this is what it is for us. Lay people would be people who are members of the church but not clergy.
Roman Catholic AnswerChristians