The phrase you mentioned appears to be a misrepresentation of serious issues surrounding abuse within religious institutions. Many cases of abuse have been reported, and they often raise questions about accountability, power dynamics, and institutional failures. Addressing these issues requires a commitment to justice, transparency, and support for victims rather than attributing blame to a higher power. It is crucial to advocate for systemic change to prevent such abuses from occurring in the future.
No, the priest is not God.
The priest is the Representative of God on Earth And he relays the message of god to anyone who is willing to listen
Certainly, Catholics are required to intercede directly with God. The priest is there as God's chosen emissary. Normally, when God is speaking directly with a person, He is speaking through some means: the Bible, the priest, the Mass, etc.
The Lord God first spoke to Samuel, when he was a little boy and worked in the temple , under the priest Eli.
When you become a priest or god.
The priest does not judge you. God is the one to judge. The priest is just his intermediary. When you confess you are confessing to God.
Gilgamesh was the priest king in Sumer. Priest kings are just like a king, but they are a priest too. A priest king acted like a god
The Scriptures contain "The Word of God in the very words of God", the priest reads the Gospel at Mass.
Aaron became a priest through a divine appointment by God. In the Old Testament, God selected Aaron, the brother of Moses, to serve as the first high priest of Israel. This appointment was part of God's plan for the organization and rituals of the Israelite priesthood.
There are boys because god made them.
They Pray to god
From a spiritual standpoint, God is everything that every was, is and shall be. Therefore you and I are "of God" as well.