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Although the secular clergy, unlike the papacy and the religious orders, survived the reformation, its size, wealth, privileges and spiritual status were all significantly reduced. Were these changes accompanied by any discernible alterations in the laity’s attitude towards it?
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© 1998 Robert Whiting
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Whiting, R. (1998). The Secular Clergy (1). In: Local Responses to the English Reformation. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26487-2_4
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