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Clergy
These are individuals that have devoted themselves to the religious practice that has called them to service. This can range from the formally ordained to those that have received special training to serve the church in other ways on a part time basis.
341 Questions
What is the percentage of Clergy to Laity in the Catholic Church?
As of the 2005 Statistical Yearbook of the Church:
There were about 1,115,000,000 Catholics worldwide.
Of those there were:
- 4841 bishops (including pope, cardinals, et al)
- 406,411 priests (diocesan and religious)
- 33,391 deacons (permanent)
...making a total of 444,643 clergy.
That means 1 cleric for every 2507 Catholics, or 0.04%.
But there are also
- 815,237 Religious brothers and sisters
- 2,974,743 Catechists and lay ecclesial ministers
If you add these, to get the full number of ministers to members, the ratio is 1 minister for every 263 Catholics, or 0.4%.
A place where a clergy preach from is called a?
The place where a Protestant pastor or minister preaches from is usually called a "pulpit." It is a term applied from the mid-1500s and based on the Latin word "pulpitum" which refers to a raised structure for speaking.
When Sodom and Gomorrah was destroyed who did God spare?
God spared Lot and his family by allowing them to flee. Lot's wife turned back to see the destruction and was turned into a pillar of salt.
What were the duties of the secular clergy?
Catholic Answer
The secular clergy are all those clergy who are under a diocesian Bishop instead of a religious Order (the later being religious clergy). The diocesian clergy primarily have as their duties whatever their bishop assigns them. In most cases, this is being a priest serving in a parish, although there are, of course, secular clergy, serving in diocesian offices, teaching in schools, and any other job that their Bishop might have for them.
from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980
Secular clergy. Clergy who are engaged for the most part in pastoral work and who are not members of a religious institute. They are not bound by a vow of poverty or community life. But their celibacy, in the Latin Church, is under solemn oath and they promise obedience to a bishop as their immediate superior under the Pope.
What is the symbol for 'clergy'?
One symbol for clergy would be the clerical collar that is fastened onto a clergy shirt. The collar presents as seamless and is usually white. It is often worn under a collaret which covers it completely except for a small square at the base of the throat.
Does it matter if you get baptized by a peer rather than a priest or clergy?
That all depends on your personal beliefs.
Apart from the king to who did the clergy swear loyalty?
The Clergy swore loyalty to the Pope (apart from the king)
Cahiers were vague lists of grievances written by nobles and clergy to the king. true of false?
False
The word clergy has a fascinating history, but essentially the word means a person assigned to take care of people in a church. The tradition of a group of people who were assigned to take care of the needs of the people of the church is first seen in Acts 6:1-5. The word as it is used today comes from the French who set these people aside from taxes and other common roles in society, saying that their purpose was to praise God.
In hierarchical churches, "higher clergy" usually refers to bishops and those with equivalent standing to bishops, or higher offices that bishops may hold: pope, patriarch, metropolitan, archbishop, etc.
What percentage of 150 million pedophiles are Catholic Clergy?
In the news, Pope Francis said that 2% of clergy are pedophiles.
"Clergy" is a collective noun to describe those who are ordained (bishops, priests and deacons) in Catholicism/Orthodoxy/Anglicanism; the term is also used to describe ministers/pastors in Protestant denominations, and equivalent religious figures (such as rabbis or imams) in other religions such as Judaism or Islam.
According to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy?
All monastic orders were no longer legal in France. It allowed for the confiscation of Church lands and abolished the tithe to the Vatican.
What happens if your pastor is narcissistic?
Answer He looks for attention and does grandiose things. It should be said up front that the very calling of being a pastor, wanting to tell others how to live, setting moral codes you think should be followed, thinking that you speak for God and know what he wants from humanity . . . that takes a narcissistic personality. However, not all pastors rise to a damaging level of narcissism.
The narcissistic religious leader
Don't fall into the trap of thinking that this institution exists for the sake of faith or spiritual development. If the leader is a narcissist, then this church exists solely for the purpose of enhancing the image of the man in charge. Congregants exist to provide a steady stream of narcissistic supply. People are moved into, or out of, various positions as they prove their ability to bring honor and glory, NOT to the Almighty, but to the narcissistic leader himself. Of course there is a spectrum; but in the extreme case, the narcissistic religious leader is an idolator. He worships his own image, and he expects you to do so as well.
Narcissists seem almost telepathic at times in their ability evaluate anyone's value to their mission. From the moment that you first enter his domain, you are being sized up. The true mission is to promote the honor and glory of Pastor X. Your first encounter with the narcissistic leader is likely to be pleasant and he will compliment any obvious qualities that he can use for his own purposes.
But this is important: He will also be able to identify your vulnerabilities just as quickly as your strengths, and he will use these in the classic narcissist's cycle of first over-valuing, and then de-valuing you, your spouse, your children, and basically your entire existence. You will be manipulated so that you provide him with all the resources at your disposal that may enhance him, while you yourself get very little in return, and certainly not the spiritual growth you were looking for. If you object or disagree with him in any way, you be marked as a threat. And then it can get ugly.
When the de-valuation begins, you think that there has been a miscommunication; you ask to meet with him to clear the air. All such efforts are likely to fail, because the narcissistic leader has no stake in making things clear (except of course the one great truth that he is in charge, and that he is entitled). He flourishes in an atmosphere of confusion and insecurity in which no one really knows where they stand, and everyone is being subtly undermined to keep them in line. The result over time will be emotional and spiritual turmoil.
You keep trying various ways to improve the situation--such as giving more money than you can really afford in response to the financial campaigns that the narcissistic leader typically will launch. And that may temporarily improve your status, but only until the next round of de-valuation begins--and believe me, it will. Frankly, the situation will only improve when you realize what is going on, cut your losses, and leave.
You may join such a congregation believing that you are launching into the spiritual adventure of a lifetime. But quickly your exhilaration will turn into confusion, disappointment and maybe even depression (for which you will be blamed and invalidated of course). The man's true religion is himself, no matter what collar or headgear he wears.
If you've seen the film, The Matrix, then think of it this way: all you are to him is a coppertop. Wake up and smell the coffee. Get out of there while your soul, mind, marriage, health and perhaps finances are still relatively intact. Remember that if you should leave the narcissistic leader's congregation and you previously held a position (associate minister, choir director, etc.) in the church he pastors he would not hesitate to discredit you with your new pastor if he had the opportunity. In short, the narcissistic pastor can be very revengeful, he may go as far as to invade your privacy by sharing personal information about you with other church members even if it is false.
Also an answer: Nothing prevents you from leaving. Matthew 10:8 Jesus said" You received free, give free." Do not wait around for him to empty your wallet by trying to buy his next private jet or luxury item you could never begin to own.
What is the difference between a temporary pastor and a permanent pastor?
Some churches have a pastor for three years only, they are called temporary pastors. But smaller churches have pastors serving for many years at that church only they are called permanent pastors.
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Some very small churches have pastors that are assigned to a bigger church. These may be associate pastors in bigger local churches, and are assigned to these small churches, whereby they are under the supervision of a senior pastor, and gain experience in being a pastor in their own right. In many places these temporary pastors are called Vicars.
What do cardinals do over 80 years old?
That depends entirely on the individual, many keep very busy with an active apostolate, some still work at the Vatican, others say Mass, visit the sick, hear confessions, etc.
Craftman riding mower gas coming out exhaust?
Normally this only happens on a two cylinder engine when one cylinder is working and the other is not. It might be as simple as a bad spark plug or a major as bad rings.
Try pulling the spark plug wire off of the plug while it is running and see if it makes a change in how the engine runs. The one that doesn't make any difference is the one with the prolem. Make sure you are using pliers with rubber or plastic coated handles. If not you will get a good shock when you pull the wire.
