I am a member of the clergy.
Clergy- a group ordained to perform pastoral or sacerdotal functions in a Christian church
. Sacrament-an important Christian ceremony
She stood in link to recieve the Sacrament.
Cannon Law- the laws of religion
The marriage is valid under Catholic Cannon Law.
Holy Roman Empire-an empire consisting primarily of a loose confederation of German and Italian territories under the suzerainty of an emperor and existing from the 9th or 10th century to 1806
Lay-investiture- the appointment of religious officials
To the reformers in the Church lay investiture appeared intolerable.