Lay brother | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-11-10

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Lay brother

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In the past, the term lay brother and lay sister was used within some Catholic religious institutes to distinguish members who were not ordained from those members who were clerics (priests and seminarians). This term is now considered controversial by some because of the history of inequality between Brothers and clerics. The term "lay" has also been used in the past to designate someone as "uneducated" in contrast to "illiterate". Instead, the term "religious Brother" or simply "Brother" is appropriate when referring to a professed male religious who is neither a priest, deacon, nor seminarian. The vocational title "Brother" is generally capitalized to distinguish it from the word "brother" in the sense of "a male sibling".
In modern religious communities, Brothers are no longer restricted by institutional inequalities of the past and enjoy the same status, rights, and opportunities as priestly and seminarian confreres, except where sacramental ministry is concerned. Brothers today (at least in the United States) generally pursue academic, professional, or technical training that is appropriate to their interests and skills and can be found in a variety of non-sacramental ministries. Many Brothers also study theology, scripture, and philosophy to some degree, although there is a great deal of variance regarding the intensity and duration of these academic curriculums.