Sentences with phrase «widowed women clergy»
For the same reasons, divorced and widowed women clergy sometimes gain credibility from the fact that they once were married (and had / have children).
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«Devouring widows» houses» probably refers to some form of financial gain based on spiritual influence over pious women, perhaps involving persuasion of the ladies to turn over property to the clergy.