For instance the Franciscans and Dominicans are known to have popularised the practice with the laity as early as the eleventh century. |
The laity, however, reserved their deepest respect for the celibate, highly-educated Franciscan friars. |
It must become a studied challenge for theologians, denominational officials, and laity, as well as pastors. |
The moral code of the laity rigorously condemns adultery on the part of a woman. |
The shift away from Great Russian bishops generated conflicts with the incumbent episcopate, the parish clergy, and the laity. |
He was, to be sure, was a loose cannon given to pinheaded statements urging laity to not go to Mass. |