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clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified
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In May 2023, Attorney General Kwame Raoul published a 696-page report, which found that over about seven decades, at least 1,997 children have been abused by 451 Catholic clerics and religious brothers across the state’s dioceses.
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Catholic clerics and laity have faithfully gathered each night in St. Peter’s Square to recite the rosary for the sake of the pope, being led in their prayer by members of the College of Cardinals.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Mar. 2025
Hardline Muslim clerics and their religious police have been sidelined.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
He was elected leader of the armed group in 1992 as a 32-year-old cleric.
—Cnn Staff, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
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Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Catholic clerics and laity have faithfully gathered each night in St. Peter’s Square to recite the rosary for the sake of the pope, being led in their prayer by members of the College of Cardinals.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Mar. 2025
Hardline Muslim clerics and their religious police have been sidelined.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
He was elected leader of the armed group in 1992 as a 32-year-old cleric.
—Cnn Staff, CNN, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Cleric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleric. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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cleric
noun
cler·ic
ˈkler-ik 
: a member of the clergy
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