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Priestless

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Priest´less
a.1.Without a priest.


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However, the traditional faiths mentioned by the law do not include religious groups such as the Priestless Old Believers and Calvinist churches, which have historical roots in the country dating to the 17th century.
A closer look at priestless parishes, however, reveals that while these parishes are low on priests, they are high on community, volunteer participation, and competent, professional lay leadership.
Perhaps bishops might be afraid that such a policy would result in more priestless parishes for them, but this would not be the case in the long run, since more non-homosexuals would be attracted to the priesthood, as Colligan points out.
 
 
 
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