«clericalization = Clerigoclerigo comes from the ancient Greek °» ·A¹ ° IA - kl rikos. In a large sense, is synonymous with 40 ecclesiastical term; not to be confused with the Church, a book of the Bible ) and you can refer, in Christianity, both a member of the clergy regulate ( monks and friars ordained ) as of the secular clergy ( deacons and priests Diocesan ).It is important to highlight the generic nature of the term and the multiplicity of meanings that may have different religions. Thus, used often to refer to a religious leader in islam.In the existing law of the Catholic Church, clergyman means the person who joins the Holy orders in at least the degree of diaconate. Canon law establishes a statute of the cleric, with the idea of protecting priests.In ancient Canon law, the faithful became clergyman to receive the tonsure ( including deacons, priests, and bishops ). Currently it has disappeared the tonsure, so faithful becomes a cleric in the moment of receiving the sacrament of the sacred in the degree of diaconate ordination.During the middle ages, the clergy moved village in village pretending to bring to the people the cults and religious themes with a didactic and moralizing purpose, using the romance language. His office was called Mester de clerecía.