Questions tagged [priesthood]
Priesthood is the state of consecrated life of a priest. Questions regarding the office and/or the sacrament of Priesthood.
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Did Samuel act as a priest on top of being a prophet?
Thinking about the life of Samuel, you can see that in some ways lived like a priest on top of being a prophet, despite being from the half-tribe of Ephraim.
One, he was brought up in the temple by ...
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What do Catholic Deacons do that a Priest would never do?
In the Latin rite of the Catholic Church we have permanent Deacons. What do they do that a Priest would never do? I know they cannot say Mass and hear Confessions. There must be a good reason why we ...
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Does the parish priest have the authority to forbid communion in the mouth due to COVID pandemic?
Does the parish priest have the authority to forbid communion in the mouth due to COVID pandemic, if he does not have explicit permission from his bishop? Note that I am not saying that the bishop ...
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Why are the functions for man clear in the Catholic Church leading and decisive hierarchy, but there is no corresponding function for women?
Aside from the functions that both man and women can take in the Church (they can be lay members of the congregations- single or married, they both can be consecrated single persons, they can be ...
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Can a mentally ill person who takes medication regularly be a Catholic priest?
If a person is mentally ill but his mental illness is controlled by medication and he feels God is and was calling him earnestly for the last forty years of his life to become a priest, can he become ...
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Can a Catholic priest take Anglican services?
I was having a discussion with someone and I said that if a Catholic priest took a Protestant service, it would not be bona fide Protestant service. They replied that Catholic priests can become ...
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Does the Catholic canon law say anything about women being priests?
Is there any canon law in the Catholic Church about the role of women in the church and its possibilities to be groomed for Priesthood?
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What is the justification of disallowing women to become Roman Catholic priests? [duplicate]
We all know Jesus had chosen his apostles who are all men. But is there any passage in the bible that says Women cannot become priests?
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Why doesn't the Catholic Church support female priests?
Understanding that the Catholic Church has its foundation in Judaism, which is a male based religion, how does she justify the fact that women cannot administer religious rites?
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Basis for priesthood restricted to men
Is there a scriptural basis (preferably in Doctrine & Covenants) for the priesthood being restricted to men (at least on this earth)?
If not, what is the explanation for this practice?
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What is the scriptural basis for clerical celibacy?
In the Catholic Church, priests are required to stay celibate. (As far as I know, protestant priests that convert to Catholicism are allowed an exception -- they can become Catholic priests even if ...
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Is celibacy essential to the Catholic priesthood?
Question: What are the theological (not practical) reasons for Catholic priests being celibate? In other words, is celibacy (or at least perpetual continence) essential to the Catholic priesthood?
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Were there any female priests in the temple?
Were there any female priests in the temple in Jerusalem at any time?
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What's the normal term for a Catholic priest that works in a parish under another one?
I am trying to learn about Catholic clerical posts called "cura" and "cura teniente" in rural 1700s Mexico. "Teniente" generally means second-in-command, like lieutenant. I am tempted to translate the ...
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Was any transgender person ever ordained as a Catholic priest?
We find this entry in the Wikipedia:
"Theodora of Alexandria was a saint and Desert Mother who was married to a prefect of Egypt. In order to perform penance for a sin she committed, she disguised ...
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Was 30 the canonical age for Catholic priesthood in the 1700s?
I understand that the current canonical age for Catholic ordination is 25 years. Was the minimum previously 30 years?
The documentation of a priest's ordination in 1775 shows that the diocese spent ...
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Is it sinful for priests or/and those in state of religion to hug women?
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Is it sinful for priests or/and those in state of religion (eg. Franciscans, Dominicans, etc.) to hug women (of course, we are not speaking of hugging mother, sister or something like that)...
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Why are archdeacons (Anglican, Catholic, or Orthodox) called "The Venerable"? What is the origin, in Latin and English, of this title?
Wikipedia doesn't seem to provide a fleshed-out etymology of this title. Who first held it? When did its usage become applied to all archdeacons. And do archdeacons ever have issues with the title, ...
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Who was Melchizedek? [closed]
Melchizedek ("King of Justice" in Hebrew) is mentioned in Genesis 14 as receiving the dime from Abraham, and breaking bread with him:
18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: ...
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What would happen to the Catholic Church if all of the bishops get wiped out? [closed]
What would happen to the Catholic Church if all of the bishops get wiped out?
Are there any historical examples of such a possibility ever happening at a local or national level?
For example what, ...
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What steps has the Catholic Church taken as a whole to address a shortage of priests?
It seems like the first instinct of the news media when it comes to the Church's response to a shortage of priests is to end the rule enforcing celibacy. But that is not what the Church has been ...
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Why are there so many priests in the LDS Church?
I don't have any hard number, but in most other churches, usually there are only a few priests per church (if they have priests). In the LDS Church on the other hand, usually almost half of the ...
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Why does the Eastern Orthodox church forbid blind men from becoming priests?
An Eastern Orthodox man told me that, because he was blind, canon law forbid him from serving as a priest. He was quite okay with this (and served his church in other capacities), but unfortunately ...
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Can knowledge obtained in a seminarian's confession be used to determine if he should be ordained?
When a seminarian confesses to his superior or bishop, it seems that his future position within the church could be jeopardized.
If a seminarian has a serious habit of mortal sin which his superior ...
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What should a priest who commits a mortal sin just before Holy Mass do, if confession is not available?
Imagine following situation. There is a parish in a small village. There is only one priest in that parish (let's call him Fr. Nomen Nescio). It is Easter Sunday (or some important day on which laity ...
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History of the doctrine of religious vocation in Catholic Church
I am reading Aquinas and I am puzzled by his view on religious vocation and common view in the Church today (I will for sake of simplicity call it a modern view) about religious vocation.
In On the ...
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Has a slave served as a priest?
In a recent sermon on Ephesians 6.5-9, the possibility was raised of a slave being a priest/pastor/bishop with authority over his earthly master. I couldn't think of an example from Church history.
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What is the LDS line of authority should a Bishop be unavailable?
I am seeking a complete and authoritative explanation of this issue.
Who presides at Sacrament meeting (common Sunday services) when the bishop of a ward (pastor of a local congregation) is ...
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Seeing as there is only one mediator between God and man, what’s the role of the prophets?
Being “in the image of” seems to be related to the biblical idea of human authority on the earth, but it seems to indicate far more than just decision making authority. It goes toward the idea that we ...
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Why couldn't a person in the OT be both priest and king?
In 1 Samuel 13, Saul is king and yet performs priestly duties even though he shouldn't have. Samuel rebukes Saul and tells him that his kingdom is slowly coming to an end because of his disobedience.
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Are females given official priesthood in any christian denomination? [closed]
My friend in UK claims to have gone to a church where the priest is a woman.
Are females given official priesthood in any christian denomination?
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Is it possible for an Eastern Rite Catholic to change over to the Roman Rite and become ordained as Latin Rite priest?
Is it possible for an Eastern Rite Catholic to change over to the Roman Rite and become ordained as Latin Rite priest?
Is it possible for a layperson of an Eastern Catholic Rite (say the Melkite Rite)...
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Protestant Interpretation of John 20:23 in Light of Matthew 9:8?
How is:
John 20:21-23
Εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς πάλιν Εἰρήνη ὑμῖν καθὼς ἀπέσταλκέν με ὁ Πατήρ, κἀγὼ πέμπω ὑμᾶς καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἐνεφύσησεν καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς Λάβετε Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον ἄν τινων ἀφῆτε τὰς ...
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What is the Justification of a priest acting in persona Christi?
What is the justification used in Catholicism to justify the doctrine of a priest acting in persona Christi?
Scriptural and catechismal references please.
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Is it in anyway lawfully possible for the Catholic Church to one day recognize the Anglican Church as having valid orders?
Is it in anyway lawfully possible for the Catholic Church to one day recognize the Anglican Church as having valid orders?
If not why?
If yes?...does the present day scope and political spectrum ...
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What do Chinese Catholics call their priests?
This Catholic article explains and defends the usage of the word, "Father," in reference to priests. Now, in the Chinese language, people have a tendency to use the same familial words for society at ...
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May divorced men become Roman Catholic priests?
In reading through canon law ( I think around 1037 or so ), it says that unmarried men must be celibate and 25 years old, or married men must be at least 35 and have their wife's consent before being ...
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Is It Possible for a Penitent to Bypass a Refusal of Absolution and If So How?
Sometimes priests will explicitly refuse to give absolution to the penitent, is it possible to bypass the refusal of a specific priest and be forgiven of the sins another way when this happens? ...
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Why does God forbid Aaron's descendants with "defects" from offering food? [closed]
Leviticus 21:16-23
16 The Lord said to Moses, 17 “Say to Aaron: ‘For the generations to
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What are the Main Characteristics of Mormon Prophets?
I ask this question, as a Catholic, because Mormonism is hierarchical in structure and has a lot of similarities with Catholicism, although seemingly they are superficial as in being surface ...
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Was there any meaningful difference between the terms "presbyter" and "priest" in early Christianity?
There has been much debate between Christian denominations on whether or not there is a special priesthood rooted in apostolic succession. I do not mean to disturb this debate with my question, but I ...
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Similarities and differences between the priesthood in the Catholic and the LDS Church
As a follow up to Similarities and differences between the priesthood of all believers and the LDS priesthood, I ask what are similarities and differences between the priesthood in the Catholic and ...
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Similarities and differences between the priesthood of all believers and the LDS priesthood
In the LDS Church, all men and older boys are encouraged to obtain the priesthood. Women are also encouraged to receive ordinances in the temple, which Joseph Smith described as entering into an "...
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Why did the RLDS start giving the priesthood to women?
There is a common belief amongst mainstream LDS that the reason the Community of Christ (formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) started ordaining women with the ...
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What is the relationship between the mass and the cross in precise terms?
I have read that during a mass the sacrifice of the cross is "re-presented" which is to say "presented again", which implies that the single sacrifice of the cross is just neatly packaged up and ...
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Did Job hold the priesthood according to LDS teaching?
According to LDS teaching, did Job have the priesthood?
It would make sense for Job to be a high priest, since his life pointed towards Christ (which is a main duty of high priests), but I could find ...
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What is the difference, if any, between elders and priests in the LDS church?
Inspired by this other question which asks about how there are quite a few priests in the Mormon church.
In my case most (if not all) of the Mormons that I have met all had a lapel that identified ...
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How do priests choose who is going to be the main celebrant at Mass?
When there's lots of priests in a parish or visiting priests, how do priests decide which one is going to be the main celebrant and which one is going to concelebrate (or just appear before Communion)?...
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What is a priest of Rome?
While writing a paper for school, I looked back at this answer so I could use that passage as a reference. In doing so, I got a good look at the title of the book, which I never had before. It’s ...
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Can a Catholic priest adopt a child?
A Catholic priest must take a vow of celibacy (i.e. unmarried) and thus expected to remain continent (i.e. abstain from sex) so as not to commit a fornication. Is a priest permitted to adopt a child, ...
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