He wanted to make peace between the clerical factions, but being Reformed himself concentrated most of efforts on making his lands more Calvinist.

At least some scholars blame this on the "rise of a clerical faction which froze this same science and withered its progress."

In parliament, Khamooshi had represented a clerical faction with ties to "money circles" in the country's major bazaars.

When Plunklett returned, the clerical faction of the Confederates had lost influence, and so Plunkett became involved in negotiations for a second Ormond Peace, eventually signed in early 1649.

His observatory was destroyed in 1580 due to the rise of a clerical faction which opposed or at least was indifferent to science.

The pro-Union clerical faction forced him into retirement in early 1310.

Having held his seat unopposed in 1906, he was re-elected in the local government elections in 1908 despite attacks on him by supporters of the clerical faction.

A5 Trying to Ease Tension in Iran Iran's rival clerical factions held a reconciliation meeting under tight security.

Even as Ayatollah Khomeini lay dying, a deal was worked out between the Ayatollah and contending clerical factions to make Hojatolislam Rafsanjani the president, with increased powers, diplomats said.

He was a passionate critic of the Catholic Church, and an avowed opponent of the clerical political factions.