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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Priest
		priest (sacerdos), and even a high-priest; he has chief control of the Divine worship (sacrorum antistes), is the president of liturgical meetings; he has the fullness of the priesthood, and administers all the sacraments.
		priests to the cathedral church gradually became weaker, whereas it grew stronger in the case of those who served in the cathedral with the bishop (i.e.
		priests to celebrate Mass at least on Sundays and holydays, while those who are charged with the care of souls are to celebrate as often as their office demands.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/12406a.htm (1511 words)

	Priest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Priests are generally regarded as having good contact with the deities of the religion he or she ascribes to, and other believers will often turn to a priest for advice on spiritual matters.
		Catholics and Orthodox believe that there is a new priesthood in the sense of the presbyteros, which offers the one sacrifice of Jesus in the form of the Eucharist.
		Priests of denominations that are more minimalist in their approach might wear nothing more elaborate than an academic gown.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Priest (1366 words)

	Essay - The Gay Priest Problem - Catholic World Report - November 2000
		These considerations serve to underscore the point that the problem of gay priests entails not simply the scandal of sexual misdemeanor but also the fact that gay Catholics, by virtue of the fact that they reject her authority, serve to undermine the teaching Church.
		Sodomy is a mortal sin, and this sin is compounded on the part of the priest because it involves a further violation of his promises of chastity, in addition to the hypocrisy implicit in his acting against his role of moral teacher and helper of souls.
		Ordained priests found to be homosexual should be given the option of seeking reparative therapy by which they may be freed from their disorder, or else obliged to cease ministry.
	www.catholic.net /rcc/Periodicals/Igpress/2000-11/essay.html (4635 words)

	Eucharist and the Priesthood
		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.
		The Priest and the Sacrament of Penance - Fr.
		Hardon asks and answers what the Church's official doctrine is on the role of the priest and faithful in the sacrament of Penance, why there is a drop in confessions, and what the Church expects of her priests as administrators of this sacrament.
	www.therealpresence.org /eucharst/priesthd/priesthd.htm (2358 words)

	The Roman Catholic Priest: In Persona Christi Capitis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Thomas says, "the office proper to a priest is to be a mediator between God and the people; to wit, inasmuch as He bestows Divine things on the people, wherefore sacerdos (priest) means a giver of sacred things." The Levitical priesthood of the Old Testament is an example of this.
		Priests are ordained by bishops because the bishops are sharers in that authority which Christ granted to the Peter and the Apostles.
		Priests are ordained through the laying on of hands because the bishops are in the line of Apostolic Succession, and this is only possible because Christ willed that his Apostles be sharers in his Capital Grace.
	www.cfpeople.org /SeminarianWritings/Sem033.html (2594 words)

	Catholic Explorer :: Priest accesses airwaves to educate, evangelize
		Often lending his insights into the teachings and traditions of the Catholic Church as a guest commentator for the Eternal World Television Network, the multi-talented priest admitted that idea of solely exploring the relationship between the Western and Eastern churches on the radio definitely intrigued him, he said.
		Ethnic and ritual differences among the countless people of faith across the globe “is what makes the church truly Catholic.” The radio host said he is confident those who listen would understand that “you can take the same faith and express it in a variety of ways.
		Father Loya said the purpose of his radio ministry is three-fold: drawing attention to his parish, shedding light on the abundant facets of the Eastern-rite churches and explaining the intricacies of the Theology of the Body, he said.
	www.catholicexplorer.com /explore4325/people/priest-accesses-airwaves-.shtml (1107 words)

	Catholic-Pages.com \| Discussion Forum - A married Catholic priest comes to Scranton
		Eric Bergman, a former priest of the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem, as a member of the clergy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton, said a press statement from the Roman Catholic diocese.
		After proper examination by his Catholic bishop and with the permission of the Holy Father, he would be then ordained first as a Catholic transitional deacon and then as a priest.
		If the married former Episcopalian minister were ordained as a Catholic deacon and then priest, he would be exempt by a special favor from the Holy Father of making the promise of celibacy; however, if he later became a widower, then he would be bound to a celibate lifestyle and could not remarry.
	www.catholic-pages.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3587 (3142 words)

	Did Jesus Give Priests to the Church?< (This Rock: April 2004)
		CATHOLIC: Peter is, of course, speaking of the "common priesthood of all the faithful" of which the Catechism spoke.
		CATHOLIC: Perhaps you are unaware that priests in the Catholic Church are also called presbyters, which is usually translated as "elders" in most English Bibles.
		That is the ministry of the priests in the Catholic Church: They are to be agents of reconciliation by carrying Christ the Reconciler to others.
	www.catholic.com /thisrock/2004/0404sbs.asp (2311 words)

	Celibacy and the Catholic Priest
		He followed up with a study in 1983 that suggested that priests content with their vocations, were as likely to remain faithful to their vows of celibacy as happily married heterosexual husbands and wives are more inclined to stay faithful to each other.
		It is a further argument for a celibate life for the priest who is then better able to concentrate on his service to the human population at large rather than diluting his effectiveness as he tended to the day-to-day needs of his spouse and off-spring.
		The 6,000 word document, addressed to priests, was the result of a year-long discussion among archdiocesan parishes about the future in light of a projected 26 percent decline in the number of priests by the year 2000.
	www.arthurstreet.com /celibacy1993.html (10030 words)

	THE LOGIC OF PRIESTLY CELIBACY
		And Christ is the priest who takes this cosmos into himself as his own, and makes the entire universe sing its obedience to God to give him glory.
		The priest, who is called to Christ's side to be his chosen friend, participates in this priestly function of dedicating the universe to God.
		Christ chooses the priest to be his friend, to recapitulate this cosmos in his life and thoughts, to offer it to God in obedience, for the praise of his glory.
	www.ewtn.com /library/PRIESTS/CELIBACY.HTM (3310 words)

	Could You Ever Become a Catholic Priest? by Lorene Hanley and Christopher Duquin
		He entered Christ the King Seminary in the fall of 1997 with the hope of becoming a priest for the Diocese of Buffalo.
		That is attested to be the authors, and many priests give testimony as to how they were drawn by the Holy Spirit.
		The meaning of a vocation is thoroughly explored as well as how self-examination and the development of a daily prayer life are important helps in discerning the possibility of truly having a valid vocation....
	www.albahouse.org /Priest.htm (1133 words)

	Gifts for Priests
		From this foundation he proceeds to the interior life of the priest, and then to the priest's apostolate as confessor; as preacher and as spiritual director, keeping constantly focused on the great twofold goal of every priest's life: the glory of God and the salvation of souls.
		Gives firm, practical instructions to priests for both their personal life and their ministry, delicacy of conscience, hearing confessions, good example, etc. By one of the greatest priests who ever lived.
		Rossetti invites priests to recognize the dignity of their calling through honest and psychologically based self-assessment because happiness in the priesthood flows from both wholeness and holiness.
	www.catholicshopper.com /products/gifts_priest.html (1022 words)

	Catholic Priest Reflects on the Beauty of the Anglican Mass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		They are the staunchest group of Catholics you could ever want to meet, having studied the Catechism and embraced the Faith whole and entire.
		Traditional Catholics, on the other hand, often long for the glory days of Mother Dear, O Pray for Me, the St. Gregory hymnal and the old devotional hymns.
		And had that been done, Catholics might not have gotten the impression that, the Mass having been turned upside-down, everything else in the Church's teaching was up for grabs, too.
	acca.asn.au /Vol1002H/201P1201.html (1842 words)

	ABC News: Married Catholic Priest a First for Spain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It said it was an exceptional case and did not in any way signal a departure from the Catholic Church's insistence that its priests be celibate.
		There are several married priest but this is the first time for the Catholic Church in Spain.
		After the Church of England decided to ordain women as priests in the early 1990s, several Anglican priests in Britain opposed to that move converted to Catholicism and the church modified its celibacy rule to admit the married clergymen.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=1059791 (298 words)

	About Father Trosch, a Roman Catholic priest
		The official teaching of his Church, the Roman Catholic Church, is that the intentionally caused death of any innocent person, from the instant of conception onward, is murder (Catechism of the Catholic Church; The Gospel of Life).
		He was ordained for and served as priest in the archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama until restricted by his bishop for his public position on defensive action.
		Father Trosch is a Roman Catholic priest who disagrees with most bishops and priests and is still in good moral standing with God and good legal standing with His Church.
	www.trosch.org /tro/trosch.html (1982 words)

	TIME.com: Holy Polemics! It's the Catholic Church vs. Rentapriest.com -- Page 1
		Throughout the United States, the Catholic Church is facing an epic paucity of clergy; currently, pulpits in more than 5,300 parishes stand empty, and declining numbers of new priests indicate the situation may get worse.
		Finally, a priest was able to come, but by then she was in a coma.
		And in 1992, armed with a new understanding of canon law, she founded Rentapriest to "assist thousands of Catholics with spiritual needs, especially those turned away by the church." Based in Framingham, Massachusetts, the not-for-profit service acts as a clearinghouse, providing names of married priests to congregations, couples, even cruise lines looking for religious leadership.
	www.time.com /time/nation/article/0,8599,171384,00.html (1454 words)

	Catholic Priest Abuse
		The Catholic Church is adopting a zero tolerance policy on sexual abuse by a priest.
		The strict policy of celibacy and chastity for priests in the Catholic Church deprives them of humane and healthy outlets for their sexual needs.
		Priests were considered holy men of God, and therefore they were assumed to be above such behavior.
	www.allaboutreligion.org /catholic-priest-abuse-faq.htm (307 words)

	Catholic priest suing his own diocese (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A Roman Catholic priest is suing his own diocese, saying he was sexually abused as a teen by a now-deceased priest who taught at his high school.
		Clergy abuse claims by active or former priests are unusual but not unprecedented, according to David Clohessy, executive director of the Chicago-based Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.
		Serbin said that other former and current priests have told him that they were abused by priests, but he has never filed this type of suit.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05050/460033.stm (507 words)

	What is a Catholic Priest
		As one who proclaims the Good News, a priest is given the grace not only to teach the truths of revelation but inspire his hearers to follow what he teaches.
		What makes a Catholic priest most distinctive, however, and by divine will sets him apart from other men is the power that Christ gives him over the Holy Eucharist and over the sins of mankind.
		No one but a priest can offer the Sacrifice of the Mass, in which the same Jesus who surrendered Himself on Calvary now offers Himself in the Mass, through the hands of His priest.
	www.religiouslife.com /a_priestvoc.phtml (389 words)

	Who Is a True Catholic Priest?
		When a person enters our Catholic community, he must be truly Catholic; namely, have a valid baptism of water, believe all that God teachers through His Church and is subject to the Pope (being Pope Pius XII in his reign until a true Pope is elected).
		First of all, he must have a valid ordination, be a good Catholic and have sufficient education to perform as a priest.
		These together with the Novatians and other heretics we join to the company of the Catholics through the sole invocation of the sevenfold Spirit by the imposition of a bishop's hands, just as it was determined in the Synod, which, too, the whole East and West observe.
	www.truecatholic.org /car9402.htm (1465 words)

	How to Become a Catholic Priest - WikiHow
		Talk to your parish priest, your diocese's vocations director, or the vocation of a religious order if you are familiar with them.
		Even if you are not Catholic, you may think you could possibly be called to the priesthood.
		Various things such as celibacy or the priest sexual abuse scandal may make you hesitant to further discern a call to the priesthood.
	www.wikihow.com /Become-a-Catholic-Priest (777 words)

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		Born in 1564, Galileo was raised Roman Catholic.
		Savonarola’s preaching focused on the Roman Catholic Church and exposed its corruption and crimes.
		Today the misconduct of pedophile priests has shaken the confidence of many people not only in the priests but also in their bishops and the Church.
	home.att.net /~rayfontaine (7617 words)

	Catholic Priest - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Catholic Priest was a gospel/party band formed in the late 1940's by boy-hungry catholic priests.
		Their sets, consisting of liturgical music adapted to a relaxing, folksy beat, was very popular with young religious boys, and Catholic Priest released it's first recording in 1949.
		Judas Priest is a fine example of this, the band having taken it's name in homage to the band members' first brushes with manhood.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Catholic_Priest (535 words)

	Seattle Catholic - A Manufactured Priest Shortage
		From 1965 to 1998, the Catholic population of the United States rose from 47 million to 62 million (32% increase) while the number of active diocesan priests has dropped from 35,925 to 23,857 (33% decrease).
		With the average age of priests constantly increasing, it is not uncommon for a diocese like Seattle to see more retirements than ordinations in a given year.
		Priests are just brought in for certain parts of the Masses and to occasionally hear confession (which often amounts to little more than a free therapy session).
	www.seattlecatholic.com /article_20020111_A_Manufactured_Priest_Shortage.html (3708 words)

	VirtueOnline-News - Exclusives - SCRANTON, PA: Roman Catholic Diocese To Receive First ECUSA Priest
		Or we'd all be Roman Catholics, converted at the end of a bayonet or martyred on a pyre, Thomas Cranmer's wartime decisions not withstanding.
		There are some Roman Catholic dioceses in which it is still a problem, but most dioceses are orthodox and have good bishops who are working to ensure that their priests are morally fit for their calling.
		There were some similar examples in England just after the purported ordination of women, in which former Anglican priests and those members of their congregations who went with them continued for a time to worship together as RCs in their former Anglican buildings (with the consent of their former ordinary and the RC bishop).
	www.virtueonline.org /portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1891 (3858 words)

	NPR : Catholic Church Tries Ex-Priest for Heresy
		Father Ned Reidy was a Roman Catholic priest in good standing for nearly 20 years before leaving the church in 1999 to join the Ecumenical Catholic Communion.
		Born in the late 12th century in Husinec, Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic), Hus was a religious thinker and reformer whose challenges to Catholic doctrine included a questioning of the existence of purgatory and a rejection of confession.
		Reidy was a Roman Catholic priest in good standing for nearly 20 years in the Palm Desert area of Southern California.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=5074599 (1078 words)

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