A Diocese of Salford Spokesman said: 'On Tuesday, July 11 following a funeral, one of our clergy blessed funeral goers who had been in attendance.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12298543/Moment-priest-shakes-holy-water-motorbike-funeral-teenager-killed-e-bike-collision.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

After their service, they have impacts in other ways; as he explained, “They continue to serve as doctors, lawyers, teachers, clergy, police officers, firefighters, pilots, and business leaders.

Source: https://www.clintonnc.com/news/92516/vets-heralded-at-expo-event

A New Jersey diocese agreed to pay $87.5 million to settle claims involving clergy sex abuse with some 300 alleged victims in one of the largest cash settlements involving the Catholic church in the United States.

Source: https://rapidcityjournal.com/ap/lifestyles/today-in-history-april-19/article_f458971a-0670-5cac-b136-5624fef12b4b.html

At a certain point, the interview turned to the issue of sexual abuse by members of the clergy and other people associated with the Church.

Source: https://catholicoutlook.org/pope-critics-help-us-grow-but-i-want-them-to-say-it-to-my-face/

BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors looking into historical cases of sexual abuse by clergy in the Munich archdiocese said Tuesday…

Source: https://wtop.com/world/2023/03/german-prosecutors-examined-late-pope-in-abuse-probe/

BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors looking into historical cases of sexual abuse by clergy in the Munich archdiocese say that they initially investigated the late Pope Benedict XVI on suspicion of being an accessory to abuse, but later dropped the probe.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/03/21/german-prosecutors-examined-late-pope-in-abuse-probe/

Bishop Brennan was joined on the altar by Auxiliary Bishop Robert Coyle of Rockville Centre, as well as black clergy from both dioceses.

Source: https://thetablet.org/black-history-month-mass-message-were-all-a-part-of-the-same-family/

Bishop Philip was nominated to become Bishop of Sheffield in 2017, but withdrew from the process after protests by female clergy and other churchgoers.

Source: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/23249848.women-in-support-philip-norths-bishop-blackburn-appointment/?ref=rss

But cases of clergy abuse among African Americans are especially underreported, according to experts, who argue the lack of attention adds to the trauma of an already vulnerable population.

Source: https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2023/11/29/ap-news-in-brief-at-1204-a-m-est-469/

C005 as it was first written mandated only the review of the bands determining how many clergy and laypeople would represent each diocese.

Source: https://anglicanjournal.com/grappling-with-governance-anglicans-to-vote-on-voting-and-other-practices-that-shape-their-church/

Church officials would often use euphemisms to minimize the severity of sexual abuse by clergy.

Source: https://www.ncregister.com/cna/kansas-clergy-sex-abuse-investigation-reports-188-clergy-members-suspected-of-crimes

Delegates are to be seated at round tables, with around a dozen laity and clergy mixed together in the Vatican’s big auditorium.

Source: https://www.newdelhitimes.com/vatican-document-highlights-need-for-concrete-steps-for-women-radical-inclusion-of-lgbtq/

During debates, Benjamin Franklin proposed bringing in a member of the clergy to guide them with prayer.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/04/mike-johnson-theocrat-house-speaker-christian-trump

Francis has condemned discrimination against women in the past but, like his predecessors, he has ruled out a female clergy.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/pope-says-equal-opportunities-for-women-are-key-to-a-better-world/article_5d263845-732f-5721-bd62-30ab684b548a.html

Granting lay people the same right to vote as bishops undermines the hierarchical structure of the Church and resembles more the norms of synods of the Anglican and other Protestant communities, where clergy and laity are given equal voting rights.

Source: https://insidethevatican.com/news/newsflash/letter-101-2023-fri-june-16-schneider-on-synod/

He, along with Pence, has visited regularly with evangelical pastors during his early trips to Iowa, with the aim of building rapport with clergy who can be influential in their churches among politically active social conservatives.

Source: https://triblive.com/news/politics-election/trump-defends-push-to-restrict-abortion-rights-after-rebuke/

Hebrew SeniorLife’s Clinical Pastoral Education program in Boston provides geriatric-focused spiritual care training for seminary students of many faiths, future clergy seeking spiritual care skills, and aspiring or current health care chaplains.

Source: http://everettindependent.com/2023/08/02/everetts-fr-paul-ikechukwu-ugwu-graduates-from-hebrew-senior-lifes-clinical-pastoral-education-program/

He brushed off the controversy over the events in his apartment as “an obvious attack on the church, including the clergy and believers” and said that the uproar would not have happened if “something similar had happened” to a person outside the clergy.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/catholic-priest-resignation-poland-orgy-scandal-b2435556.html

He brushed off the controversy over the events in his apartment as “an obvious attack on the church, including the clergy and believers” and said that the uproar would not have happened if “something similar had happened” to a person outside the clergy.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/catholic-priest-resignation-poland-orgy-scandal-b2435556.html

He was instrumental in the $100-million settlement of a lawsuit brought against the Roman Catholic diocese by 90 victims and established protocols that increased training and background checks for all clergy and lay employees.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-10-16/bishop-tod-david-brown-dies