clergy

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While some more skeptically minded clergy do not enjoy discussing demonic possession, each diocese is supposed to have a designated exorcist.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

The clergy specifically placed the handles of the tall ark at the bottom, so that even preschoolers would be able to open it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The demonstrations, organized under the banner “All Roads Lead to the South,” brought activists, clergy members, students, union organizers, and elected officials to the historic sites associated with the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery marches.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Then, the summer before her 60th birthday, she participated in an intensive learning experience in Jewish prayer and Torah in Jerusalem and was set off on the path to the clergy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Maycomb’s regular pastors ate free for a week also, and it was hinted in disrespectful quarters that the local clergy deliberately led their churches into holding separate services, thereby gaining two more weeks’ honoraria.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee