In regard to the wealth of individual secular priests we are on firmer ground.

In the 11th and 12th centuries, local estate churches, typically served by individual priests, developed into the network of parishes familiar to this day.

Did the Catholic priesthood as a whole crack down on individual priests who abused their positions of power?

As a result they had been in a position to discover the secret, deep- buried fears of individual priests.

The church was opposed to republicanism, though individual priests were supportive.

Guatemala's Catholic bishops have always been considered cautious, despite the radical commitment of individual priests.

Eventually every Chicano community had its own parish, due usually to the commitment and work of one individual priest in the diocese.

Other small groups of traditionalists sometimes form around an individual "independent" priest who has no ties with any particular organisation.