sacerdotalism
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It is a wonderful thing to contemplate how this brotherhood has existed all these many centuries, how it has always gained the respect and admiration of the people, how it has always held in its hands the education of the children, and yet has never aspired to sacerdotalism
H. Fielding in "The Soul of a People". -
His great object was to free his country from sacerdotalism and most of his writings are satires against the Pope, monks and clergy.
Joseph Mazzini Wheeler in "A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers of All Ages and Nations". -
When we have done that, the Church and sacerdotalism will fall with it, and in this respect we are much more radical and much more definite in purpose than our opponents, for we like neither the priests nor the anti- priests."
John Rae in "Contemporary Socialism". -
Punch the Religionist- I use the expression in all seriousness- while sturdily maintaining his own ground, and as the representative of " the great Protestant middle- class" swiftly denouncing the slightest show of sacerdotalism has displayed an increasing tolerance and liberal- mindedness that were not his most notable characteristics in his youthful days.
M. H. Spielmann in "The History of "Punch"".