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clerics were sharply divided on the issue of whether the war was morally justified
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On the other hand, not a few clerics and laypeople complain about the inauthenticity of sermons produced by a ghostwriter, the Holy Ghost presumably excepted.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Moscow concert attack:Survivors describe nightmare of fear and death
The clerics, along with participants in a crowd estimated by Vatican police at about 60,000 people, held palm fronds and olive branches at the service.
—Philip Pullella, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
The dancing crowds were another example of how far a large part of Iran’s society, particularly the youth, has moved away from the ruling clerics.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
As clerics, the students also fell under the protection of the Church, and this meant that they were almost never prosecuted under secular law for their crimes, including murder.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2024
News of her death triggered an astonishing social uprising, with women burning their headscarves on the street and many voicing calls not simply for reform of the regime, but for a wholesale defenestration of the ruling clerics.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024
As Iran prepares for a parliamentary election on Friday, calls to boycott the vote are turning it into a test of legitimacy for the ruling clerics amid widespread discontent and anger at the government.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
In any case, the elevation of a cleric who has worked directly with the Pope emphasized the Vatican’s commitment to the Church’s presence in the region.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
In 1931, at a congress in Jerusalem to highlight Muslim solidarity against Zionism, Sunni participants suggested that a famous Iraqi Shiite cleric lead the Friday prayer in the al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.
—Toby Matthiesen, Foreign Affairs, 9 Feb. 2024
Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Moscow concert attack:Survivors describe nightmare of fear and death
The clerics, along with participants in a crowd estimated by Vatican police at about 60,000 people, held palm fronds and olive branches at the service.
—Philip Pullella, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
The dancing crowds were another example of how far a large part of Iran’s society, particularly the youth, has moved away from the ruling clerics.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
As clerics, the students also fell under the protection of the Church, and this meant that they were almost never prosecuted under secular law for their crimes, including murder.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2024
News of her death triggered an astonishing social uprising, with women burning their headscarves on the street and many voicing calls not simply for reform of the regime, but for a wholesale defenestration of the ruling clerics.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024
As Iran prepares for a parliamentary election on Friday, calls to boycott the vote are turning it into a test of legitimacy for the ruling clerics amid widespread discontent and anger at the government.
—Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
In any case, the elevation of a cleric who has worked directly with the Pope emphasized the Vatican’s commitment to the Church’s presence in the region.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
In 1931, at a congress in Jerusalem to highlight Muslim solidarity against Zionism, Sunni participants suggested that a famous Iraqi Shiite cleric lead the Friday prayer in the al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.
—Toby Matthiesen, Foreign Affairs, 9 Feb. 2024
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“Cleric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleric. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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cleric
noun
cler·ic
ˈkler-ik 
: a member of the clergy
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