Priests

The priest wears an alb ( usually white) that goes from neck to toe; over the alb he wears a vestment called a chasuble. If not wearing the chasuble he will wear stole over the alb. The chasuble and stole are the colors of the season.

No.

Technically though, a Roman Catholic priest IS married to the Church, the Bride of Christ.

Another technicality is that an Episcopalian priest who converts to Catholicisim can be ordained as a Catholic priest even if he is married.

They enjoyed great power and wealth in Egyptian society. Neglecting the needs of the gods, they believed, would invite problems.Funeral rites, teaching school, supervising the artists and works, and advising people on problems have been made by them.

In the morning, the high priest breaks the seal, lights a torch to walk god, said the prayer, incense burners, washing the statue put on clean clothes and jewelry and it offers places for food and drink with him.

Singers offer hymns of praise to God. At the end of the day, the priest out of the sanctuary, sweeping his footsteps as he goes, and seals the sacral region again.

In most juristictions and synods, they may. In some small Lutheran synods, bishops may not, while priests/pastors and deacons/deaconesses may. Lutheran clergy who are not married are bound to celibacy. Those who believe they have the gift of celibacy, sometimes take a vow of celibacy to devote their entire life to evangelism and charitable work. This is most common in deaconess communites and amongst Lutheran monastics.

Yes. After Moses (peace be upon him) escaped from Pharaohs palace, he married Tzipora - Jethro's daughter - and shepherded his sheep. Read about it in Exodus Ch. 2 and 3 JoJmnz144: He settled down with his family in the land of his father-in-law, Medea. It is across from the Sinai Peninsula in what is now Saudi Arabia, just south Eilat. They actually cross the Gulf of Aqaba. It is 29000'10,55"N by 34040'37,22"E in the Google Earth. ...Improved answer.... Although I am not challenging the entire answer, the correct spelling of Moses' wife name is "Zipporah", and she and her father were from the land of "Midian".

The statistics for 1969 prove elusive, but for the moment the closest is a tally given for 1970, that found 419,728 were serving worldwide.

Answer: Although a small minority of priests simply leave their parish or religious congregation, the vast majority of priests who wish to leave the active ministry normally approach the bishop or religious superior to discuss the matter. There are two basic approaches: 1) If the priest wishes to leave in order to be married, a petition is drawn up and sent to the appropriate congregation in the Vatican. Contrary to common opinion, it is not necessary for the pope himself to grant approval. 2) If a priest wishes to leave for a reason other than marriage, the normal procedure is to grant a leave of absence for one year, with the option of extending for a limited period. After this period, the priest is expected to decide one way or the other. If he decides to leave, then a formal petition is drawn up and sent to the curia. It is unknown how many priests leave and never submit a formal petition. In June 2009 it was announced that bishops will be permitted to remove from office any priest who has abandoned the active ministry for a period of more than five years. The bishop will then forward his decision to the Vatican for confirmation. Cases involving sexual abuse must still be sent to the Vatican for processing. When a priest receives his dispensation, he is free to marry. However, due to Catholic teaching, he remains a priest and may - and indeed is bound - to hear the confession of anyone who is dying or in danger of death, and to offer absolution.

No. Ordination is not considered a marriage.

In the Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Old Catholic and Anglican churches, ordination is identified with the sacrament of Holy Orders and is the means by which one is included in one of the three major orders: bishop, priest, or deacon.

Yes. There is absolutely no restriction on marriage for both female or male priests in the Anglican Church. My wife has been an Anglican priest since 2001 and I am due to be ordained a priest in 2012.

Within the Anglican Church even homosexual priests (both male and female) are allowed to be in a civil partnership. However, the diocesan bishop sponsoring them for ordination must be satisfied that the partnership is for non-sexual reasons (eg so that a surviving partner inherits as next of kin on the death of the other partner) and that the relationship between them, though loving, is non-sexual.

Generally, priests may not marry. However, if a married priest from the Anglican or Orthodox Church decides to become a Catholic priest, he can remain married. However, divorce is neither recognized nor permitted by the Catholic Church.

Divorce is a civil matter. If a Catholic priest were married (a situation that happens, for example, in very few non-Latin rite churches or in the case where a married Anglican priest converts to the Catholic Church and wants to be a Catholic priest), it would be the same for him. I would hope it would not happen, but if he and his wife divorced, it would be a civil matter as well. Unless his marriage were annulled (recognized as invalid from the beginning), the Church would still consider him bound by the sacrament of Matrimony, because contracts (civil marriage) are the domain of the state, and sacraments are the domain of the Church.

In Buddhism, female Monks are called 'Bhikkhuni' The name bhikkhuni refers to a fully ordained Buddhist nun i.e. a woman who has taken higher ordination (upasampada) in the Buddhist monastic community. Bhikkhunis of the Theravada tradition observe the 311 precepts. They live a simple life, equal to that of a bhikkhu or monk, but quite different from that of other women. A bhikkhuni wears orange robes, shaves her head, lives near the Sangha (a monastic commnuity), learns and practises the Buddha's teaching and listens to Dhamma talks every 15 days.

Yes, priests were respected during the middel age. the church, controlled by the priests were a stablizing center during the time when the government was weak. the priests were also given gifts and money for the fogiveness for the sin they sold

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Amongst true Catholics they where respected, umoungst other faiths they where hated. This was a time of the Inqisitions and many priests used this to extract money from rich merchants and lords. It was also used to establish there authority over the people and created fear across all nations. Most historians now agree that most people where innocent of the heresy charges against them. So yes, they where respected, not because they where "good" people, but because of the hold they had over the life and death of people in those times.

Priests do a variety of things for the community/parish . Primarily they help with everything church based . They are the ones whom do funeral masses , they as well do masses for weddings .They take communion(hosts ) to the elderly or sick from around the neighborhood. They also are 'psychologists'/'therapists' they speak with people from their parishes and give them guidance. A parishioner once said he spoke with a priest from his parish twice a week for a year , he said 'It was like getting free therapy sessions ' . Priests as well help with the parish schools . Considering they are in charge of the school next to the principal .You can always see them in a school functions , meetings or special events . As open as they are to speaking to people they also when available help people with their confessions . They are there for what a person would like to tell God , they act act as highways to God . Priests are almost always mistaken for sitting in their rectory home and do nothing except sleep and pray which is vital to a good life but they do so much for the community it's almost impossible for them to at times see their families much .

It depends upon the denomination of the church. Roman Catholic priests are exclusively male and are not allowed personal relationships with women as they vow celibacy at their ordination. However, other denominations (such as Anglican and Episcopalian, and Methodists) all allow their priests and ministers (male and female) to marry and therefore, unless there is another reason why not (e.g. he or she is already dating or is married!!) it would be well within the 'rules' to date if he or she agrees.

Priests wear black colored tunics. This color was chosen to represent the hierarchy of clergy members. For example, the pope wears white, bishops wear amaranth red, and cardinals wear scarlet red.

No, the Society of Jesus is comprised entirely of men, most of whom are priests. Some of them are not yet in priestly Orders and others remain brothers, depending on their vocation and their abilities they perform different service jobs in the Order.

The ordained priesthood in the Catholic Church is indispensable as it was established by Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ. Each and every priest stands as "another Christ" and is the authorized mediator who offers a true sacrifice in acknowledgment of God's supreme dominion over human beings and in expiation for their sins. Christ is the first, last, and greatest priest of the New Law. He is the eternal high priest who offered himself once and for all on the Cross, a victim of infinite value, and he continually renews that sacrifice on the altar through the ministry of the Church's priests. - extracted from A Modern Catholic Dictionary by Fr. John Hardon, S.J.

The Aztec priests were so powerful because they were the only ones who could make offerings (or sacrifices) to the Gods. It was believed that the priests had contact with the Gods and knew what they wanted, therefore the Aztec people revered their priests and did what they were told to do by them.

The priest and deacon prostrate themselves before the altar at the beginning of the Good Friday services as a sign of deep reverence and of deep anguish for the suffering Christ.