In times of crisis, leaders are needed who can inspire both clergy and laity. |
For the sake of successful cooperation the respective responsibilities of clergy and laity must be clearly demarcated. |
There the parochial system was concentrated and efficient, and parish churches could provide altars at which clergy could offer up soul-prayers. |
Today divorced and remarried clergy and laity serve the church faithfully as full partners. |
In occasional diocesan synods, they harangued their clergy and issued reforming regulations. |
In a church rich with religious orders, it is peculiar for someone to write as if the Roman clergy and laity did not know the difference. |