Priests

depending on how much work they've done sometimes it can be as large as a large property of land given to them by the god's wealth

The answer to that can vary depending on what type of priest and where they served. The most common type of priest was probably the simple parish priest, who served either in a village, or in the parish church of a town. All but the smallest villages had a church and priest in residence.

In a village a priests lived a fairly comfortable life compared to their peasant neighbors. Peasants owed 10% of their agricultural production to the parish in which they lived as a tithe. This was not a voluntary contribution, but was essentially a tax, and the church had representatives in the fields during harvest to insure its collection. Not all of this went to support the priest, but the priest would likely have one of the better houses in the village, would likely have adequate funds for a servant for household chores, and generally not have material concerns.

The village priest had a number of duties. He said mass daily in the village church, and would have said several services on Sunday. He heard confession from his parishioners. He officiated at major life events such as christening, baptism, marriage, and funerals. He would have educated the villagers in basic religious doctrine and practice, such as the Creed, the Ten Commandments, the Lord's Prayer, and various other prayers. He may have read from a book of vernacular sermons, or told his parishioners stories from scripture.

In the Canterbury Tales Chaucer presents the village priest as a very positive and sympathetic character, on who busied himself with his duties, as well as visiting his neighbors when they were sick or had need. This might suggest that the parish priest, provided he supported his community, would have been a respected and liked fellow. Chaucer was considerably less kind to many of the other churchmen he represented.

In theory a priest was to remain unmarried, but in practice a priest may have taken an common law wife, perhaps as an "open secret" in the community, or as a practical arrangement with his housekeeper.

The High Priest's main job was to take care of the gods and their needs he also served as a political adviser to the Pharaoh and appointed Priests to act for him at the different temples.

A true priest of the Temple. Remained loyal to King David even when Absalom attempted to usurp the throne from him (2nd Samuel chapter 15)

Also was instructed by David to anoint Solomon as King of Israel. Zadok was accompanied by Nathan the Prophet who pronounced God's judgment on David for his sin with Bathsheba. (1st Kings 1:34-40)

Most priests wear a Roman collar in public, not a turtle neck.

Not really. Any Muslim can lead prayers, and any Muslim can teach about Islam. There is no procedure similar to that of ordination.

When not officiating the High Priest wore a coat, breeches, girdle, and a cap. When officiating he wore a breastplate, the ephod, the girdle (this one bound the ephod

to the body), the miter (this replaced the cap, underneath these he wore his breeches and coat).

According to the National Federation of Priests' Council (NFPC), in 2002 diocesan priests made between $15,291 and $18,478 per year. In addition to their salary, diocesan priests receive benefits that may include a car allowance, room and board in a parish rectory, health insurance, and a retirement plan. Diocesan priests who teach typically make an income from teaching that is less than what a lay person would earn in the same position.

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I want to add that a typical contract security guard making $12.00 an hour working 40 hours a week getting paid to do his homework assignments on company time at a quiet jobsite as a seminary student, can make just as much while being a student before he is ordained than he will after he is ordained as a priest.

From all the Priest's I've talked to, no. Granted, you can't really be friends with your parishioners because it would impede you in acting as their Priest, but most Priests have a great sense of camaraderie and friendship with their fellow Priests. Now as for 'romantic love' problems the point of becoming a Priest is so that you can give yourself completely to God and His service, so God would fill that area where a spouse would be for married men (the same goes for Monks and Nuns).

The above is a wonderful idealization but not really based on reality. Research among priests by church-sponsored researchers consistently reveals that most priest experience deep loneliness, sometimes leading to depression. As you note, they are set apart from their community because of their roles and the singularity of their lifestyle, without a spouse to support them. Some of course rise above this but others would prefer the vow be optional. It is a very hard life to lead and raises serious doubts about whether Christ wanted this as he chose married men to serve as apostles and preached that we are all called equally to find our way and help others find the kingdom of God. While some may choose celibacy, it was not Christ who required it.

For most priests it is a parish. But there are priests that look after other things and are not associated with a particular parish. Some work in chaplaincy roles in places like universities or hospitals or prisons. Some are members of an order that does not work in parishes, but work within their own community of priests. Some priests have official roles within a diocese.

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The pope is the highest ranking member of the Catholic hierarchy.

Regretably, they had no such device for predicting the future, for the good reason that no such device exists.

You may know the truth of this by the following simple thought experiment:

1. The priests were charged with the preservation of their culture - or at the very least, their continued existence.

2. If they'd had such a device as to predict the future, they'd have used it to find out what dangers were going to come to them.

3. And yet the Spanish came and completely obliterated them, when any historian will tell you that it need not have been if the Aztecs had known of and understood the Spanish in advance.

See? The "magic" of logic shows that no predictive device existed.

Franciscans priests, known as friars, are Catholic priests who are members of the Order of Friars Minor (OFM). There are several branches of Franciscans such as the Capuchin Franciscans and Conventual Franciscans.

The order was founded by St. Francis of Assisi who was a Roman Catholic deacon.

yes Shinto priests and priestesses can marry and often are. (Living Religions Mary Pat Fisher)

Catholic opinion

1. This is not a decision of men, but of God. God decided that women bring men into the world. Jesus sent men to evangelize. There were women with Jesus as well. The Gospel mentions a few of them: firstly, Mary, the mother of Jesus; Mary Magdalene, His disciple and one of the first witnesses to the resurrection; Mary and Martha, the sisters who offered him hospitality in Bethany. They received of Jesus their own ministry. Mary is the most perfect creature, she brought forth Jesus and gave Him His human nature. Our salvation is born from her, yet she was not ordained. Women have other ministries in the Church, but not the priesthood, because of the will of God. This is why the Pope cannot change the Tradition. It's not his affair, but God's.

2. The tradition that men are priests goes back to the apostles of Jesus. Peter was Jesus' rock, or second in command, and went on to become the leader of the early Christian church. Women play what could be called ancillary roles as nuns and sisters, as did the women who followed Jesus. These traditional views are often seen as bigoted and are openly debated by those seeking leniency in tradition's interpretation and application.

These days, Tradition is still upheld; the Catholic Church's is notorious for resistance to change.

3. The Church has always followed the practice of Christ Himself, who ordained only men to be bishops, priests, and deacons. In 1994, Pope John paul II reaffirmed this 2000 year old tradition, declaring himself without authority to change it, while reaffirming that "The presence and the role of women in the life and mission of the Church, although not linked to the ministerial priesthood, remain absolutely necessary and irreplaceable." This issue is part of the much larger and holistic subject of the role of sexuality in human experience as understood by the Catholic Church, which has always understood both men and women to be made in the image of God. For more information, see The Theology of the Body and Ordinatio Sacerdotalis. Answer

It all also goes back to Jesus Christ himself implementing the pristhood at the Last Supper. While in the upper room, Jesus was only surrounded by his 12 disciples which were all men. Although he had many other followers, including his Mother Mary, he was surrounded by only men at the Last Supper where he instituted the Eucharist which is the true Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ. This was the example he left to show us and the Catholic Church still holds this rule.

4. because of the choices God made. In the time the Catholic Church was established virtually all pegan religions had "preistesses." The people whom ordain prestesses do so with out the authority or the Church, and have hence been threatened with excommunication. At the time the universal church was established it was unheard of to see the amount of involvement that was given to women as nuns. So it is less a problem with tradition and more with the will of god.

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