clergy

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Nonprofessional counselors, including family and clergy, can still engage in this conduct, as can professional counselors outside of their paid practice.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

More than 40 of England's 108 bishops are now women, with a similar proportion among priests, after women clergy were first permitted in the early 1990s.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Lacking both the respect of the clergy and Khomeini's personal popularity, the new supreme leader moved cautiously to build his own power base.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Meanwhile, he solicited hundreds of letters from writers, librarians, critics, lawyers, clergy and others about the book’s literary and social value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

A reciprocal relationship between people and clergy is dramatized as the congregation takes an active role in the recitation of the mass.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez