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clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified
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Pope Francis bucked that tradition when he was elected, instead choosing his name to honor St. Francis of Assisi, the 13th century cleric now celebrated in the church as the patron saint of animals and the environment.
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Christopher Watson, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
Riyadh severed ties with Tehran in 2016 after Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in the Iranian capital following the execution of a Shiite cleric in Saudi Arabia.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
But by the end of the 11th century, with the help of powerful European leaders called the Holy Roman Emperors, a series of reform-minded clerics were named pope.
—Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
Ultimate authority is in the hands of unelected clerics.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Watson, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
Riyadh severed ties with Tehran in 2016 after Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in the Iranian capital following the execution of a Shiite cleric in Saudi Arabia.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
But by the end of the 11th century, with the help of powerful European leaders called the Holy Roman Emperors, a series of reform-minded clerics were named pope.
—Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
Ultimate authority is in the hands of unelected clerics.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Cleric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleric. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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cleric
noun
cler·ic
ˈkler-ik 
: a member of the clergy
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