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Clergy are formal leaders within established religions. Their roles and functions vary in different religious traditions, but usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices.
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In English law, the benefit of clergy (Law Latin:...
- Hierarchy of the Catholic Church
The hierarchy of the Catholic Church consists of its...
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Benefit of clergy, formerly a useful device for avoiding the death penalty in English and American criminal law. In England, in the late 12th century, the church succeeded in compelling Henry II and the royal courts to grant every clericus, or “clerk” (i.e., a member of the clergy below a priest),
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Key People: Joseph Priestley. Rick Warren. Alexander Crummell. Reverend Ike. Nicholas Ferrar. Related Topics: bishop. deacon. chaplain. vicar. priest. clergy, a body of ordained ministers in a Christian church. In the Roman Catholic Church and in the Church of England, the term includes the orders of bishop, priest, and deacon.
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May 29, 2018 · West's Encyclopedia of American Law. benefit of clergy. views 2,187,506 updated May 29 2018. benefit of clergy was fought for by Archbishop Thomas Becket and conceded by Henry II in 1176 in the aftermath of Becket's murder. It exempted clergy from trial or sentence in a secular court on charges arising from a range of felonies and offences.
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The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was a law passed in July 1790 during the French Revolution (1789-1799), which caused the immediate subordination of the Catholic Church in France to the French government.
