laity

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“But in practice, at least among laity, but also many pastors, especially in fundamentalist and evangelical circles, there’s an unspoken understanding that it’s basically true.”

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2024

More recently, he launched a global synod, or listening process, that encourages the laity to share their thoughts, dreams and hopes about the future of the church.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2023

Francis in 2021 formally opened a two-year consultation process on the topic of “synodality,” or a more decentralized structure of the church with the laity having a greater role.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2022

“What is striking, however, is the approving chorus on the part of the priesthood and some of the laity that followed this performance.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022

There were clerks with neat little skull-caps to keep their tonsures warm, dressed in sober clothes which contrasted with the laity.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White