doc: clarify the useful features of procedures

This was not clearly documented when procedures were added in PG 11.

Reported-by: Robin Abbi

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAGmg_NX327KKVuJmbWZD=pGutYFxzZjX1rU+3ji8UuX=8ONn9Q@mail.gmail.com

Backpatch-through: 11
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A procedure is a database object similar to a function. The difference is
that a procedure does not return a value, so there is no return type
declaration. While a function is called as part of a query or DML
command, a procedure is called explicitly using
the <xref linkend="sql-call"/> statement.
command, a procedure is called in isolation using
the <xref linkend="sql-call"/> command. If the CALL command is not
part of an explicit transaction, a procedure in many server-side
languages can commit, rollback, and begin new transactions during
its execution, which is not possible in functions.
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