Sentence examples for numerous clerics from inspiring English sources

The issue of clerical celibacy arose again in the 15th and 16th centuries, when the church became increasingly secularized and numerous clerics, including Pope Alexander VI, fathered children.

Massive and imposing, the whole place with its labyrinthine cloisters, looming cathedral and numerous clerics, reminds you that Spain's devoutly Catholic past is not so far away, not up here in the conservative heartland.

He was mentally ill and had gone to numerous clerics for assistance in overcoming this instability.

Ruiz received the support of numerous Mexican clerics, however, and he remained bishop until mandatory retirement at age 75 forced him to step down.

Among the beneficiaries of the latter trend, for example, is Wesal, a Salafi TV network featuring numerous Saudi clerics.

While French monks and clerics found opportunities for ecclesiastical advancement in Spain, numerous French knights came to take part in the wars of the Reconquista.

In the last year alone we have seen numerous cases of vandalism at Canadian mosques, threats against Muslim clerics, protests against Muslim-designated cemetery space, verbal and physical attacks on Muslim women, bomb threats directed towards Muslims, even legislation banning what Muslim women wear in public service spaces, just to name a few.

The two had a public falling out last year, which led to speculation over a rift between the two, and since then there have been numerous attacks on Mr. Ahmadinejad by members of Parliament and influential clerics seeking to damage him.

As we drive along the valley floor, calls to prayer from numerous mosques drift across the vineyards, and as we approach Baalbek, billboards of Shia clerics and martyrs begin to line the road.

A number of clerics were expelled after the Iranian Revolution, and the Baʿthists arrested or killed numerous others during the Iran-Iraq War (1980 88).

A8 Accusations Against Priests Confidential Roman Catholic Church reports written over seven years allege numerous cases of sexual abuse of nuns by priests, and a failure by church leaders to discipline clerics involved.