But these are questions that need to be answered. This is what you have when clericalism rules, and the good of a fallen priest is seen as more important than the good of the entire community.

while diminishing the agency of lay people and religious. Clericalism operates throughout the Church by offering incentives and enablements that enhance the agency of some while restricting the agency ...

Anne-Marie Pelletier, a theologian and biblical scholar, examines progress and resistance in the church on women’s rights, ...

The four issues will not be dealt with in any particular order but are: lack of lay participation in the mission and direction of the Church, clericalism, sex abuse by clergy and others, and language ...

Shaped and chiseled by clericalism in its construct, methodology and practice, it is Western-centric, academic, and replete with dogma that engenders incontrovertible universal truths. It is dualistic ...