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Priests
Priest is a title given to individuals that have devoted themselves to the religious practice that has called them to service. Most require advanced education and ordination by their church. Priests are found in many branches of Christianity, Buddhism and Shintoism.
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Who is the best priest in the world?
There is really no objective answer to this question, although I would imagine that the most popular priest in the world is whoever happens to be the pope whenever this question is asked.
Candidates for the Roman Catholic priesthood are trained in religious facilities known as 'seminaries', where they study three years of philosophy, followed by four years of traditional Roman Rite theology. Candidates for the Anglican priesthood primarily train in residential theological colleges where they undergo two or three years' training in theology, scripture, and practical aspects related to ministry. Alternatively they can sometimes train part-time remaining parish-based and complete their studies by attending theological colleges part time for residential weekends and other courses. Priests of the Eastern Rite and Orthodox Churches may, in modern times, encounter some difficulties in that they may have to travel abroad because much of their training takes place in a monastic situation.
Do Catholic priests have special powers?
What is a priests attire called?
Medieval priests dressed in cloaks with crosses on the front, always thinking of Jesus Christ.
What colour do priests wear for confirmation?
It depends on what you mean.
During a Mass or similar ceremony where they are presiding, they will wear vestments in appropriate colour for the occasion (Green for Ordinary Time; Violet for Lent, Advent, Reconciliation and in some parts of the world funerals (Black in others); White or Gold for most feasts (and I think solemnities); Rose for the 3rd week of advent (Gaudete), and one week in lent (Laetere); Blue is used in some parts of the world (although it is NOT an approved liturgical colour, and is legally not permitted) for Feast days of Our Lady; Red for Feasts associated with the Holy Spirit (and in some parts of the world, Palm Sunday and Good Friday). Along with the Chasuble, a bishop will usually wear a matching Mitre (pointy hat), and dalmatic and traditionally used to wear stockings, shoes and gloves that also matched the colour.
During a Ceremony where the bishop is present, but not presiding they wear a Cassock that is generally black or white with Cerise (referred to by some people as violet, pink or purple) buttons, and a sash. They also wear a Cerise Zuchetto, and may have a surplice-like garment (sometimes called a simar) also with cerise trimmings. Cardinals woudl wear the equivalent in red, and the Pope in white.
Outside of ceremonies, a bishop may wear a cassock with cerise buttons, trimings and sash along with his Zuchetto or (in some parts of the world) may be more casual wear black shirt and pants (like many priests would too).
Contrary to popular belief, however, the bishops' colour is actually green. This can be noticed in heraldic symbols like coats of arms or logos, as well as the band holding the cross hanging around a bishop's neck would be gold and green (gold and red for cardinals). As far as I know, oputside of liturgic occasions, bishops used to wear a distinctive green hat, however I can find no evidence to be certain.
Can jesuit priests perform sacraments?
Yes, all Catholic priests of any order can consecrate (it is not called "to bless") bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ
When do priests wear red chasubles?
Excellent question. :)
Priests wear red chasubles when celebrating feast days in honor of martyrs; i.e. those who gave their lives rather than compromising the Faith. The color red reminds us of the blood they shed, calling further to mind the Precious Blood Jesus shed during His Passion.
Red is also worn on Pentecost and other mass celebrations honoring the Holy Spirit. On these days, the color red may call to mind fire, a symbol under which the Holy Spirit manifested His presence throughout salvation history; e.g. Ex 3:2-3, Ex 13:21-22, Ex 14:19-20, Acts 2:2-4.
Why were the high priests mad at Jesus?
According to the New Testament, Jesus criticized them for their hypocrisy in the way they applied the law, and he also claimed they were making unnecessary additions to the law-- additional rules which they themselves did not adhere to. He said they strove to maintain man-made legalism while omitting the intended spirit of the original laws.
It should be noted, however, that not all scholars agree with this interpretation, as it paints the "high priests" as villains and hypocrites, when historical evidence suggests that many of the religious leaders were quite compassionate and not legalistic. It is also difficult to know whether the conflict presented in the New Testament between Jesus and the High Priests was as contentious as the story says. Certainly, if Jesus claimed to be a deity, or if he called the religious leaders hypocrites, this would have made him unpopular; Jesus was young and had a following, so he certainly might have been seen as a trouble-maker by some of the older establishment leaders. But there are some historians who question whether the story omits certain facts to make a larger religious point. There is no way to know if Jesus really did not like the Jewish religious establishment as a whole because he felt it needed reform, or if he actually only disliked certain members of it. Since he left no writings and since the gospels (which tell this story) were written many years later, there is no way to know.
Where do priest vest before mass?
Anglo Catholic Answer:
Our priests wear a clerical shirt with a priest's collar and black pants or, alternatively, a cassock with a collar.
For liturgical purposes they wear:
1- biretta, a black hat with a pom pom
2- cassock.
3- Over their cassock they wear a long white robe called an alb.
4. Over the alb on their shoulders they wear folded cloth called an amice.
5. Around the waist they wear a rope belt called a cincture.
6. Around the left wrist they wear a piece of cloth the color of whatever feast they are celebrating.
8. Around their neck they wear a stole the color of the feast.
9. For processions and the asperges, they wear a colorful cloak / cape over all the foregoing called a cope.
10. For the actual celebration of Mass, they remove the cope and wear a piece of colorful, stylized cloth called a chasuble.
To see pictures, go to the link below:
What motivates men to become priests?
Certainly not the salary ... I'm one, and have difficulty answering that myself... all I can say, a "religious experience" guided by the Holy Spirit.
How many priests and bishops are paedophiles in the world?
Another answer from our community:
The only fair way to compare is to use percentages. If you have a group of 1000 people and 100 are pedophiles, and you have a second group with only 100 people and 50 are pedophiles, it would SEEM that the first group has fewer pedophiles, when in actuality, the first group has less - 10% compared to 50%.
So, comparing percentages to the general population, there are slightly FEWER pedophiles in the group known as "Catholic priests" than there are in the general public. I'm sorry- I don't have comparisons of other denominations or religions, or occupations.
It doesn't seem possible, does it, that there are roughly the same amount pedophile priests than there are in society-at-large. One would think, with the persecution the Church has faced over this issue, that the vast majority of priests are pedophiles, but this is simply not true. They are VERY MUCH the MINORITY.
Why does the church need more priests?
because church is just a place of prayer. So thay need someone to deliver the message that was sent from good in the bible
What is the correct way to address a Priest?
The same as anyone else, Father. if however they know each other, like anyone in similar professions, by name.
It is considered good form among priests to address each other by the title "Father" if in public, and by name only if they are not among the faithful. Now a days, priests are so familiar many disregard the title Father and allow all to call them by their first name if not a short form or nickname.
Where did priests live in 1500-1700?
Priests often lived in rectories in the 1300s. Rectories were set aside for priests. They also lived in monasteries.
Women Priests in the Catholic Church?
No there are no female priests in the Roman Catholic Church. A priest represents Jesus on the Alter and a woman cannot do that. Religious women can become nuns but not priests.
What did 14th century priests wear and why?
Priests throughout the medieval period wore a white linen alb, a long garment with full-length sleeves that was the mark of all non-monastic clerics. Either flat-soled shoes of tan or black leather were worn on the feet, or decorated shoes of cloth with leather soles.
Over this was worn a long, white linen scarf with decorated and fringed ends - the stola. A smaller maniple (a kind of handkerchief) was attached to the left sleeve. A separate linen collar called an amice was put on and turned down over whatever outer robes were then worn.
The outer garments depended on the type of service to be performed; either a silk poncho-like chasuble or a woollen cope (a kind of cloak with a fastening strap across the upper chest), of various colours aligned with the Church calendar. All of the different garments would be decorated with embroidery, depending largely on the priest's financial status (many were extremely poor).
Despite the wildly inaccurate images in modern popular fiction, brown was never worn by priests and black was onlyworn for funerals.
The priest's hair was supposed to be shorn in the Roman tonsure, but some were fined for not complying.
See links below for images of medieval priests:
Why are Jewish priests called rabbis?
Rabbis are NOT priests. A Rabbi is a teacher. The term "Rabbi" means "great one."
There were Jewish priests in ancient times, but after the ancient Holy Temple was destroyed, the priesthood ended.
How do popes bishops and priests get their jobs?
Catholic bishops are priests who are appointed to their positions by their superiors. A bishop is normally ordained by other bishops.
Choosing bishops is a matter of seeing what priests have the most experience, skills and knowledge of theology and administration etc., the same as filling a position of importance in any big organisations
Roman Catholic AnswerNormally, the current bishops in a province will sent their recommendations to the nuncio. The nuncio will sent his recommendations to the Holy Father. The Holy Father makes the final decision on who should be chosen for bishop. Then the priest chosen is asked by the nuncio if he will accept the position. If so, the Holy Father announces his choice and an ordination date is set.No, that will never happen. Pope John Paul II stated clearly that females would never be allowed in the priesthood. The two requirements to be pope are - must be a male Catholic.
How many priests have abused children?
The percentage of priests who have abused children is about the same, or less than the percentage of abusive men in the general population - about 4 percent. Sexual abuse is even more prevalent in Protestant and Jewish denominations but this is rarely reported.
What is the significance of vestments worn by priests?
There are different color schemes of these priestly costumes. For example Green is usually a happy occasion- obviously St. Patrick"s day. Red vestments in honoring the martyrdom of a saint- red signifying Blood, white- purity, Purple- passion in the religious sense, in the passion tide in Lent, Black- mourning obviously and so on. Different costumes for different rites. In the Ambrosian rite- Red is used for joyous occasions ( St. Nicholas would concur, sorry about the joke) and in the Ambrosian riter Advent is six weeks, not four- so St. Nicholas ( dec. o6 would be inside advent)
