Prelate Counterpoint

Catholic prelates are at odds over whether any politician who supports abortion rights should be allowed to receive Holy Communion.
A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prelates, the past participle of preferred, which means 'carry before', 'be set above or over' or 'prefer'; hence, a prelate is one set over others.