New answers tagged priesthood
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It's important to distinguish between two kinds of clerical titles:
Those that derive from the reception of the sacrament of Order and indicate a permanent character in the recipient's soul, which can never be taken away and persists even beyond death
Those that indicate an ecclesiastical office that is held by appointment or election for a determinate ...
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Actually cardinals, bishops and pope, all hold one and the same degree of Holy Orders in the Catholic Church. All of them are bishops.
Pope: Bishop of Rome is called Pope. As the bishop of Rome he is considered to be first amongst equals.Supremacy of Popes Pope just means Father/Papa
Cardinals: They are special bishopssee note 1 chosen by the Pope to help ...
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