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Clericalism: Advancing The Theological Basis For Vatican Ii's Call For An Active Laity, William Orbih May 2018

Clericalism: Advancing The Theological Basis For Vatican Ii's Call For An Active Laity, William Orbih

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It is the purpose of this paper to echo the Second Vatican Council’s call for a more active laity by, on the one hand, drawing atten-tion to the theological basis of this call (baptism), and, on the other hand, identifying and denouncing clericalism as the biggest obstacle to a more active laity in the church.