| local clergy | 2.50 | He would like to invite local clergy to give the invocation. | ||
| catholic clergy | 2.44 | But there were hopeful signs for the Catholic clergy. | ||
| muslim clergy | 2.17 | The Muslim clergy are increasingly divided. | ||
| ruling clergy | 2.11 | Iranian election poses test for ruling clergy. | ||
| conservative clergy | 1.71 | Some conservative clergy sympathized with the Boy Scouts action. | ||
| roman_catholic clergy | 1.71 | Roman Catholic clergy are forbidden to marry and take a vow of celibacy. | ||
| black clergy | 1.32 | Including some black clergy. | ||
| islamic clergy | 1.32 | The Khatami faction is opposed by an entrenched Islamic clergy. | ||
| hard-line clergy | 1.05 | Khatami has until now avoided head-on confrontation with the hard-line clergy. | ||
| gay clergy | 0.92 | A more contemporary issue is the ordination of gay clergy. | ||
| homosexual clergy | 0.86 | The ordination of women and treatment of homosexual clergy - both sensitive issues - May well cause rifts. | ||
| christian clergy | 0.79 | Why do Christian clergy fall? | ||
| protestant clergy | 0.72 | But despite the pleas of Protestant clergy and moderate Orangemen, the Orangemen here are gearing for a fight. | ||
| female clergy | 0.66 | Several priests in the Fort Worth diocese favor female clergy. | ||
| powerful clergy | 0.66 | The rally was organised by the powerful conservative clergy in Iran. | ||
| abusive clergy | 0.59 | But he warned the focus should remain on disciplining abusive clergy. | ||
| shiite clergy | 0.59 | The Shiite clergy and media have appealed for a strong turnout for the anti-Israeli protests. | ||
| influential clergy | 0.53 | An extremist Sinhalese group and influential Buddhist clergy have called the proposals a sellout to Tamils. | ||
| lower clergy | 0.46 | The household of the skilled potter became in income terms the equal of that of the lower clergy. | ||
| married clergy | 0.46 | A key sticking point has been the refusal of the Vatican to countenance married clergy. |