anticlerical

The policy known as anticlerical, inaugurated by Gambetta in his speech at Romans, 18 September, 1878, containing the famous catchword

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

Donovan also knew that Pius so far had refused to authorize priests to serve as chaplains with the northern Italian partisans; the pope thought the bands were infested with anticlerical communists and discounted their strength.

Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011

While the article in some ways specifically addresses the German situation - over here, the Holy Father's act of paternal mercy served as a pretext for an anticlerical outbreak which had not been seen since the earlier days of John Paul II's reign - it is still very much worth reading for a general Catholic public.

Mosebach on Why the Pope Had to Do What He Did 2009

Web sites tied to the Revolutionary Guards have accused him of "voodoo and fortune-telling" for his messianic, anticlerical brand of Islam—no small charge in a theocracy.

Troubled in Tehran 2011

Jeric ó , the more feverish of the pair, is also the wiser and tougher man, an anticlerical intellectual whose conversation is filled with philosophical word games.

Intellectual Intrigue in Mexico City Alexander Theroux 2011

Donovan also knew that Pius so far had refused to authorize priests to serve as chaplains with the northern Italian partisans; the pope thought the bands were infested with anticlerical communists and discounted their strength.

Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011

These include a self-portrait called El Coronelazo and "The Devil in the Church," a painting with an anticlerical motif.

The artist as activist: David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896–1974) 2008

Degollado performed similar duties at the Cathedral -- somewhat ironic for one who would later gain fame as a leading figure in the anticlerical movement whose goal was to clip the Church's wings.

Fighting liberal: the stormy career of Santos Degollado 2008

As the era of sudden and violent armed movements, coups and counter-coups, religious fanaticism and anticlerical outrages faded into memory, Mexico entered the World War II period a nation seasoned and matured by some of the most wrenching growing pains ever witnessed in history.

The Mexican Revolution - consolidation (1920–40) part 3 2008

But for most of the twentieth century, the government was heavily anticlerical.

Mexico's Separation of Church and State Luke Goodrich 2010