What term describes Spanish priests who belonged to religious orders?

• A. Seculars
• B. Regulars
• C. Jesuits
• D. Franciscans

Answer: (B)

Regulars describe priests who live under a religious rule as members of a community. In Spanish Catholic history, many priests belonged to orders such as the Dominicans, Franciscans, or Jesuits, and these are the regular clergy. They take vows, follow a rule, and their daily life centers on the community and its mission, not just diocesan duties. Seculars refer to priests who serve in the diocesan, non-monastic tradition and do not live under a religious rule. Specific orders like Jesuits or Franciscans are examples of regulars, but the general term for such priests is regulars. So this term best captures the description.