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'''Clergy''' refers to the ordained members of the [[church]], usually the [[Catholic Church]].
'''Clergy''' refers to the ordained members of the [[church]], usually the [[Catholic Church]].


== Clergy in the SCA ==
Roleplaying Clergy is delicate but very feasible in the SCA. It needs to be done accurately and respectfully to both enrich the experience of all while not offending the sensibilities of others. Monks and Nuns are the most common choice in the SCA. Belief in your personas beliefs is unimportant, as it's only acting just as oaths of fealty do not extend into [[mundane]] life.
[[Roleplaying]] clergy in the [[SCA]] is delicate due to the Society's [[Religion#Religion in the SCA|policy on religion]]. However it is still possible. It needs to be done accurately and respectfully to both enrich the experience of all while not offending the sensibilities of others. [[Monk]]s and [[Nun]]s are the most common choice in the SCA. A true belief in the beliefs of your [[persona]] is unimportant. Roleplaying is only acting and should be regarded as separate from real-life, just as oaths of [[fealty]] do not extend into [[mundane]] life.

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Latest revision as of 10:03, 4 May 2009

Clergy refers to the ordained members of the church, usually the Catholic Church.

Clergy in the SCA

Roleplaying clergy in the SCA is delicate due to the Society's policy on religion. However it is still possible. It needs to be done accurately and respectfully to both enrich the experience of all while not offending the sensibilities of others. Monks and Nuns are the most common choice in the SCA. A true belief in the beliefs of your persona is unimportant. Roleplaying is only acting and should be regarded as separate from real-life, just as oaths of fealty do not extend into mundane life.