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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
Members of the Church who are not ordained as clergy.
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Specification 3.1.5.2 · Paper 1
The non-ordained members of the Church.
Revise: Church Hierarchy and the Second Vatican CouncilThe document emphasises the importance of the laity rather than treating them as passive spectators.
Specification 3.4, 3.7, 3.8 · Paper 1, Paper 2
Use Lumen Gentium Chapter 4 for the laity's mission and cooperation with pastors, and Chapter 5 for the call to holiness shared by all Christians.
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The laity and members of religious communities also have roles in its mission. This does not remove differences of responsibility: it shows that all members contribute to the Church’s life.
Members of a Church who are not ordained as clergy.
Members of a church who are not ordained clergy.
Component 1
Buddhist followers who are not ordained as monks or nuns.
Revise: Buddhist Perspectives on Gender EqualityThe laity are Buddhists who are not monks or nuns. Both laymen and laywomen can learn the Dharma, meditate, follow moral teachings and support religious activities. They supply monastics with food, robes, medicine and accommodation.
