“ The higher clergy, notably the bishops, were recruited from the nobility and saw their office mainly as a source of prestige and power. ” Some, such as John Calvin and Martin Luther, tried to reform the church.
उच्च पादरी वर्ग के सदस्य, विशेष रूप से बिशप, कुलीनवर्ग से भर्ती किए जाते थे और वे अपने पद को मुख्यतः प्रतिष्ठा और शक्‍ति का स्रोत समझते थे । ”