Priesthood in the Catholic Church
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title:
Priesthood in the Catholic Church
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The priesthood is the office of the ministers of religion, who have been commissioned ("ordained") with the Holy orders of the Catholic Church. Technically, bishops are a priestly order as well; however, in layman's terms priest refers only to presbyters and pastors. The church's doctrine also sometimes refers to all baptised (lay) members as the "common priesthood", which can be confused with the ministerial priesthood of the consecrated clergy. The church has different rules for priests in the
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Catholic holy order
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priesthood_in_the_Catholic_Church
date created:
2006-12-29T06:58:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T21:06:50Z
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