Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Secular clergy

This article seems from the start to be a hoax. There is no such thing as 'secular clergy' in the Catholic church, especially lay members being "ordained" as secular clergy. The Anglican and American Episcopal churches have always allowed their clergy to marry and still practice as clergy. But they, too, are first ordained before being allowed to administer to their members and carry out all the sacraments of the Episcopal Church. On the Catholic Church, the priest must be ordained. Lay persons in the church who have training are allowed to distribute Holy Communion wafers at Mass, but that is after the ordained priest has consecrated the Host. The article is clearly misleading. There are no secondary sources listed that verify the church creating an ordained, yet secular, priest. There are Diocesan priests who are not members of a particular order such as the Jesuits and Christian Brothers, but they are never considered "Secular clergy." They are all ordained by the Church and live and work according to the rules of the Church.Bodding (talk) 20:46, 26 June 2022 (UTC)