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Clergy" is from two Old French words, clergié and clergie, which refer to those with learning and derive from Medieval Latin clericatus, from Late Latin clericus (the same word from which "cleric" is derived). [2] ". Clerk", which used to mean one ordained to the ministry, also derives from clericus. In the Middle Ages, reading and writing ...
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2022. [4] [7] It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.
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Clerical clothing is non- liturgical clothing worn exclusively by clergy. It is distinct from vestments in that it is not reserved specifically for use in the liturgy. Practices vary: clerical clothing is sometimes worn under vestments, and sometimes as the everyday clothing or street wear of a priest, minister, or other clergy member.
Roman Catholicism - Clergy, Sacraments, Doctrine: In the day-to-day exercise of his primatial jurisdiction, the pope relies on the assistance of the Roman Curia. The Curia originated in the local body of presbyters (priests), deacons (lower order of clergy), and notaries (lower clerics with secretarial duties) upon which, like other bishops in their own dioceses, the early bishops of Rome ...
May 23, 2018 · Christian practice has defined three orders of clergy: deacons, elders, and bishops. Building on the practices of Hellenistic Judaism, the early church designated certain leaders as elders, or presbyteroi. Such persons were charged with religious leadership on behalf of the whole Christian community, exercising ministries of word and sacrament ...
May 23, 2018 · ROMAN CATHOLIC CLERGY. Roman Catholic clergy are those men who were assigned by the church's hierarchy to supervise the faithful and to administer the sacraments. The term "clergy" has its roots in the Greek word kleros, which expresses the idea of "lot" or "portion." In the first centuries of the church's existence, persons who administered ...
Clergy. Hindu priest blowing conch during a prayer ceremony. Clergy are people who have an office in a Christian church or other religion such as a rabbi or a priest. Clergy are often ordained before they are allowed to do their work.
