Examples of clericalism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And it’s not just what is known as clericalism that is the problem. — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 16 Nov. 2020 Failing to properly investigate rumors about McCarrick was a sign of both incompetence and clericalism. — The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Nov. 2020 This is a sign that clericalism was at work as much as incompetence. — The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Nov. 2020 Pope Francis, who ordered the report in 2018, has frequently attributed the crisis to clericalism, a systemic abuse of power and the unhealthy pursuit of authority within the church’s hierarchy. — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2020 Fortuyn carried the torch of the Dutch tradition of anti-clericalism. — chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2018

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