clergyman

In Putin's Russia, where criticism of the war is a criminal offence, such a stance from a top clergyman was enough to lose Hilarion his job.

In the early 20th century, a clergyman named Montague Summers wrote histories of European vampires that displayed his erudition and eccentricity—not least because he was sure that vampires really did exist.

The letter, addressed to white clergymen critical of King’s anti-segregation protests, defended nonviolent civil disobedience as a tactic in the fight for racial justice.

Mr Vaughan died in 2003 but the BBC understands a clergyman told the Church that the bishop "immediately confronted" Pierce, who is said to have denied the allegation.

He was a Protestant clergyman, head of the Orange Order and MP for South Belfast.