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Melchizedek was such a great high priest. Before his day it was called the Holy Priesthood, after the Order of the Son of God. But out of respect or reverence to the name of the Supreme Being, to avoid the too frequent repetition of his name, the church, in ancient days, called that priesthood after Melchizedek. The lesser priesthood is an appendage to the Melchizedek Priesthood. It is called the Aaronic Priesthood because it was conferred on Aaron and his sons throughout all their generations. The offices, or ranks, of the Melchizedek order (in roughly descending order) include apostle, seventy, patriarch, high priest, and elder. The offices of the Aaronic order are bishop, priest, teacher, and deacon. The manner of ordination consists of the laying on of hands by two or more men holding at least the office being conferred while one acts as voice in conferring the priesthood or office and usually pronounces a blessing upon the recipient. Teachers and deacons do not have the authority to ordain others to the priesthood. All church members are authorized to teach and preach regardless of priesthood ordination so long as they maintain good standing within the church. The church does not use the term "holy orders."
1065:, for instance, seminary graduates are examined and approved by the Conference Board of Ordained Ministry and then the Clergy Session. They are accepted as "probationary (provisional) members of the conference." The resident bishop may commission them to full-time ministry as "provisional" ministers. (Before 1996, the graduate was ordained as a transitional deacon at this point, a provisional role since eliminated. The order of deacon is now a separate and distinct clergy order in the United Methodist Church.) After serving the probationary period, of a minimum of two years, the probationer is then examined again and either continued on probation, discontinued altogether, or approved for ordination. Upon final approval by the Clergy Session of the Conference, the probationer becomes a full member of the Conference and is then ordained as an elder or deacon by the resident bishop. Those ordained as elders are members of the Order of Elders, and those ordained deacons are members of the Order of Deacons.
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offices of deacon, teacher and priest. The
Melchisedec Order consists of the offices of elder (including the specialized office of seventy) and high priest (including the specialized offices of evangelist, bishop, apostle, and prophet). Paid ministers include "appointees" and the general officers of the church, which include some specialized priesthood offices (such as the office of president, reserved for the three top members of the church leadership team). As of 1984, women have been eligible for priesthood, which is conferred through the sacrament of ordination by the laying-on-of-hands. While there is technically no age requirement for any office of priesthood, there is no automatic ordination or progression as in the LDS Church. Young people are occasionally ordained as deacon, and sometimes teacher or priest, but generally most priesthood members are called following completion of post secondary school education. In March 2007 a woman was ordained for the first time to the office of president.
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675:: "But if ordination be understood as applying to the ministry of the Word, we are not unwilling to call ordination a sacrament. For the ministry of the Word has God's command and glorious promises, Rom. 1:16: The Gospel is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth. Likewise, Isa. 55:11: So shall My Word be that goeth forth out of My mouth; it shall not return unto Me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please. ...If ordination be understood in this way, neither will we refuse to call the imposition of hands a sacrament. For the Church has the command to appoint ministers, which should be most pleasing to us, because we know that God approves this ministry, and is present in the ministry ."
1214:(LDS Church) accepts the legal authority of clergy to perform marriages but does not recognize any other sacraments performed by ministers not ordained to the Latter-day Saint priesthood. Although the Latter-day Saints do claim a doctrine of a certain spiritual "apostolic succession," it is significantly different from that claimed by Catholics and Protestants since there is no succession or continuity between the first century and the lifetime of Joseph Smith, the founder of the LDS church. Mormons teach that the priesthood was lost in ancient times not to be restored by Christ until the nineteenth century when it was given to Joseph Smith directly.
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571:(altar). Two deacons go to priest-elect who, at that point, had been standing alone in the middle of the church, and bow him down to the west (to the people) and to the east (to the clergy), asking their consent by saying "Command ye!" and then lead him through the holy doors of the altar where the archdeacon asks the bishop's consent, saying, "Command, most sacred master!" after which a priest escorts the candidate three times around the Holy Table, during which he kisses each corner of the Holy Table as well as the bishop's
495:.) The consecration of a bishop takes place near the beginning of the Liturgy, since a bishop can, in addition to performing the Mystery of the Eucharist, also ordain priests and deacons. Before the commencement of the Holy Liturgy, the bishop-elect professes, in the middle of the church before the seated bishops who will consecrate him, in detail the doctrines of the Orthodox Christian Faith and pledges to observe the canons of the Apostles and Councils, the
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Mystery but consists only in serving; the ceremony is much the same as at the ordination of a priest, but the deacon-elect is presented to the people and escorted to the holy doors by two sub-deacons (his peers, analogous to the two deacons who so present a priest-elect), is escorted three times around the Holy Table by a deacon, and he kneels on only one knee during the
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Orthodox, 590 million Protestants), it is a minority of Christian churches that ordain women. Protestants constitute about 27 percent of Christians worldwide, and most of their churches that do ordain women have only done so within the past century; moreover, denominations within the same tradition may differ with respect to women's ordination. For example, in
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Eastern Orthodox churches, including the Greek Orthodox, currently set aside vows of deaconesses. Some churches are internally divided on whether the Scriptures permit the ordination of women. When one considers the relative size of the traditions (1.1 billion Roman Catholics,
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are chosen from among priests in churches that adhere to
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hold that only
Baptism and the Lord's Supper are to be counted as sacraments of the gospel, and assert that other rites 'commonly called Sacraments' by other denominations (e.g. Roman Catholicism), were not ordained by Christ in the Gospel. They do not have the nature of a sacrament of the Gospel in
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women as priests and thus there is no possibility of women becoming priests at any time in the future. "Ordaining" women as deaconesses is not a possibility in any sacramental sense of the diaconate, for a deaconess is not simply a female who is a deacon but instead holds a position of lay service.
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Catholics nor Anglicans recognize the validity of ordinations of ministers in Protestant churches that do not maintain apostolic succession; but some Anglicans, especially Low Church or Evangelical ones, commonly treat Protestant ministers and their sacraments as valid. Rome also does
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bishops have, on occasion, granted "economy" when
Anglican priests convert to Orthodoxy. Various Orthodox churches have also declared Anglican orders valid subject to a finding that the bishops in question did indeed maintain the true faith, the Orthodox concept of apostolic succession being one in
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A deacon may not perform any sacrament and performs no liturgical services on his own but serves only as an assistant to a priest and may not even vest without the blessing of a priest. The ordination of a deacon occurs after the
Anaphora (Eucharistic Prayer) since his role is not in performing the
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and other Anglican liturgical texts provide rites for ordination of bishops, priests and deacons. Only bishops may ordain people. Within Anglicanism, three bishops are normally required for ordination to the episcopate, while one bishop is sufficient for performing ordinations to the priesthood and
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In some traditions women may be ordained to the same orders as men. In others women are restricted from certain offices. Women may be ordained bishop in the Old Catholic churches and in the Anglican/Episcopal churches in Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cuba, Brazil, South Africa, Canada, US, Australia,
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churches implement different schemes, but the officers usually have less authority than in the presbyterian or episcopalian forms. Some ordain only ministers and rotate members on an advisory board (sometimes called a board of elders or a board of deacons). Because the positions are by comparison
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in Greek, meaning 'servant'). In many congregations, a group of men or women is thus set aside to deal with matters such as congregational fabric and finance, releasing elders for more 'spiritual' work. These persons may be known as 'deacons', 'board members' or 'managers', depending on the local
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Ordination ritual and procedures vary by denomination. Different churches and denominations specify more or less rigorous requirements for entering into office, and the process of ordination is likewise given more or less ceremonial pomp depending on the group. Many Protestants still communicate
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a relatively open priesthood, ordaining nearly all worthy adult males and boys of the age of twelve and older. Latter-day Saint priesthood consists of two divisions: the Melchizedek Priesthood and Aaronic Priesthood. The Melchizedek Priesthood
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Community of Christ has a largely volunteer priesthood, and all members of the priesthood are free to marry (as traditionally defined by the Christian community). The priesthood is divided into two orders, the Aaronic priesthood and the Melchisedec priesthood. The Aaronic order consists of the
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before entering the seminary, and may later be made subdeacons or deacons; customs vary between seminaries and between Orthodox jurisdictions. Some deacons remain permanently in the diaconate while most subsequently are ordained as priests. Orthodox clergy are typically either married or
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consent – other bishops. If a bishop, especially one acting as an ordinary – a head of a diocese or archdiocese – is to be ordained, three bishops must usually co-consecrate him with one bishop, usually an archbishop or the bishop of the place, being the chief consecrating prelate.
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Presbyterians also ordain (by laying on of hands) ministers of Word and Sacrament (sometimes known as 'teaching elders'). These ministers are regarded simply as Presbyters ordained to a different function, but in practice they provide the leadership for the local Session.
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and right hand and prostrates himself before the holy table at each circuit. The candidate is then taken to the southeast corner of the Holy Table and kneels on both knees, resting his forehead on the edge of the Holy Table. The ordaining bishop then places his
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Elders are usually chosen at their local level, either elected by the congregation and approved by the Session, or appointed directly by the Session. Some churches place limits on the term that the elders serve, while others ordain elders for life.
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The Roman Catholic Church unconditionally recognizes the validity of ordinations in the Eastern churches. Some Eastern Orthodox churches reordain Catholic priests who convert while others accept their Roman Catholic ordination using the concept of
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has more than 500 superintendents, who are not a separate order of ministry but a role within the order of presbyters. The roles normally undertaken by bishops are expressed in ordaining presbyters and deacons by the annual Conference through its
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has for many years had both gay and lesbian priests, even bishops, and in 2006 the first woman who was appointed a bishop in Norway came out as an active homosexual herself, and that she had been a homosexual since before she joined the church.
398:(μυστήριο, what in the West is called a sacrament). Although all other mysteries may be performed by a presbyter, ordination may only be conferred by a bishop, and the ordination of a bishop may only be performed by several bishops together.
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898:(Archbishop of Canterbury 1633–1645). The papacy claimed the form and matter was inadequate to make a Catholic bishop. The actual "mechanical" succession, prayer and laying on hands, was not disputed. Two of the four consecrators of
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once he (or she) has completed training at a theological college. The historic practice of a bishop tutoring a candidate himself ("reading for orders") is still to be found. The candidate then typically serves as an assistant
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and incompatible with Biblical teaching and traditional Christian practice. Yet there are an increasing number of Christian congregations and communities that are open to ordaining people who are gay or lesbian. These are
1169:, since one need not be a deacon before becoming an elder. Since there is no hierarchy, the two offices do not make up an 'order' in the technical sense, but the terminology of holy orders is sometimes still developed.
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Receive thou this pledge, and preserve it whole and unharmed until thy last breath, because thou shalt be held to an accounting therefore in the second and terrible Coming of our great Lord, God, and Saviour, Jesus
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through the laying on of hands by several bishops. (With the consent of several other bishops, a single bishop has performed the ordination of another bishop in emergency situations, such as times of
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churches claim to have maintained apostolic succession. The succession of Anglican bishops is not universally recognized, however. The Roman Catholic Church judged Anglican orders invalid when
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training that a man will be ordained to the diaconate, which Catholics since the Second Vatican Council sometimes call the "transitional diaconate" to distinguish men bound for priesthood from
667:, the holy orders include but are not limited to the following: bishops, pastors, preachers, governmental offices, citizens, husbands, wives, children, employees, employers, young people, and
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ordinals, suggest that the correctness of the enduring dismissal of Anglican orders is questionable. To reduce doubt concerning Anglican apostolic succession, especially since the 1930
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have varied conceptions of holy orders. In Anglican and some Lutheran churches the traditional orders of bishop, priest and deacon are bestowed using ordination rites contained within
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As such, she does not receive the sacrament of holy orders. Many Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant churches ordain women, but in many cases, only to the office of deacon.
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model is an episcopal system loosely based on the Anglican model, as the Methodist Church arose from the Anglican Church. It was first devised under the leadership of Bishops
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517:(bishop's throne in the sanctuary) for the first time. Customarily, the newly consecrated bishop ordains a priest and a deacon at the Liturgy during which he is consecrated.
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Other Presbyterians have used an 'order of deacons' as full-time servants of the wider Church. Unlike ministers, they do not administer sacraments or routinely preach. The
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that Anglican orders lack validity because the rite by which priests were ordained was not correctly worded from 1547 to 1553 and from 1559 to the time of Archbishop
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which the faith must be properly adhered to and transmitted, not simply that the ceremony by which a man is made a bishop is conducted correctly.
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tradition. Unlike elders and ministers, they are not usually 'ordained', and are often elected by the congregation for a set period of time.
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and the clergy, then the congregation, chant "Lord, have mercy". Afterwards, the bishop brings the newly ordained priest to stand in the
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at the discretion of the bishop. Other deacons may choose to remain in this order. Anglican deacons can preach sermons, perform
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generally may not be ordained to the priesthood. In the
1779:"Gospel Principles Chapter 14: Priesthood Organization"
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The Sacramental Life: An Orthodox Christian Perspective
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who is by that matter and the form of the consecratory
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as a life-task was first employed by Martin Luther. In
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Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry
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of the Liturgy, the bishop hands him a portion of the
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Anointment of the hands of a newly ordained priest.
456:The Eastern Orthodox Church also has ordination to
2172:Brothers of the Poor of St. Francis of Assisi, CFP
2140:The Steps to Orders in The United Methodist Church
1923:"Irish Anglicans install Rev Pat Storey as bishop"
417:, baptizing those who believed in the name of the
1670:The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
1261:, officially teaches that it has no authority to
2100:. Translated by John Dalton. Richardson and Son.
1088:; in regional oversight by chairs of Districts.
1953:"Anglicans Name First Female Bishop in Ireland"
1619:Manual of the Orthodox Church's Divine Services
1212:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1201:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1058:is a person ordained only to word and service.
1050:in the late 18th century. In this approach, an
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1896:. Diocese of Meath and Kildare. Archived from
1546:The Sacrament of Orders and the Clerical State
809:For Anglicans, a person is usually ordained a
413:to go forth into all the world and preach the
5163:Architecture of cathedrals and great churches
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1318:being the first woman to be ordained bishop.
726:For Catholics, it is typical in the years of
629:. After being vested as a deacon and given a
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1731:The Ecumenical Patriarch on Anglican Orders
1298:. She was consecrated to the episcopate at
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2112:, 18. Oxford, Eng.: Latimer House, 1984.
2033:Pastoral Theology: Essentials of Ministry
1652:Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
1502:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
1475:"How do Catholics & Baptists differ?"
299:presbyter, presbyterium and presbyteratus
5509:Eastern Christian ecclesiastical offices
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924:, and a fuller appreciation of the pre-
902:in 1559 had been consecrated using the
2136:Web Archives (archived 2005-04-22)
1950:Erlanger, Steven (20 September 2013).
1398:Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
81:(ιερωσύνη , ιεράτευμα , Священство ),
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869:Recognition of other churches' orders
441:were ordained to their office by the
195:churches hold their bishops to be in
27:Sacraments in some Christian churches
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1861:"FMC Statement on Women in Ministry"
596:, at each of which the people sing,
5504:Major orders in the Catholic Church
1985:undefined, undefined (2009-11-27).
1506:from the original on 1 October 2022
1344:Ordination of LGBT Christian clergy
965:Clerical celibacy (Catholic Church)
861:(or its equivalent in the east, an
781:Orthodox seminarians are typically
524:(permission to minister within his
301:refer to priests and presbyters".
437:(priest). These successors of the
240:to the Catholic priesthood in the
135:meant legal incorporation into an
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1278:does not ordain women, while the
671:. However, also according to the
332:performs the laying on of hands (
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3752:Criticism of the Catholic Church
1228:Priesthood (Community of Christ)
368:), conferring the holy order of
338:), conferring the holy order of
5494:Anglican ecclesiastical offices
4557:First seven ecumenical councils
2371:First seven ecumenical councils
1966:from the original on 2022-01-02
1751:A Dictionary of British History
1626:(published 2001), p. 166,
1300:Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
818:and may later be ordained as a
384:considers ordination (known as
275:A distinction is made between "
5424:Relations with other religions
4830:Church of the East (Nestorian)
4825:Oriental Orthodox (Miaphysite)
2946:Separation of church and state
1654:(published 1975). p. 106.
1650:(5th ed.). Englewood NJ:
1348:Homosexuality and Christianity
1207:Priesthood (Latter Day Saints)
798:, monastic priests are called
794:. Monastic deacons are called
540:of a priest occurs before the
507:is laid over his head and the
402:always takes place during the
248:The ministerial orders of the
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5499:Lutheran sacraments and rites
1402:Metropolitan Community Church
1015:Independent Catholic Churches
542:Anaphora (Eucharistic Prayer)
221:Holy orders (Catholic Church)
1749:Cannon, John (21 May 2009).
1473:Weeks, Lee (18 April 2005).
1420:, following the approval of
1021:Other concepts of ordination
225:Priesthood (Catholic Church)
5131:Views on poverty and wealth
1646:Hapgood, Isabel F. (1922).
1450:"Holy order | Christianity"
1296:Bishop of Meath and Kildare
687:At priestly ordination the
655:is supported by the Bible.
633:(ripidion or hexapterygion)
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5376:World Evangelical Alliance
5338:Traditionalist Catholicism
4243:Catholic Church portal
1832:Primitive Methodist Church
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1276:Primitive Methodist Church
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1173:Congregationalist churches
1099:churches, following their
1048:Methodist Episcopal Church
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723:, deacon, priest, bishop.
409:It was the mission of the
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5371:World Council of Churches
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4858:Latter Day Saint movement
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4169:Aid to the Church in Need
3790:Vatican Television Center
3435:Eastern Catholic Churches
2219:
1800:"Ministry and Ministries"
1622:, Jordanville, New York:
1338:Ordination of LGBT clergy
1196:Latter Day Saint Movement
979:Eastern Catholic Churches
876:economia (church economy)
447:Eastern Orthodox theology
5399:Anti-Christian sentiment
4579:Christian biblical canon
4111:Communion and Liberation
3575:Eastern Catholic liturgy
2740:Mystici Corporis Christi
2668:Sixto-Clementine Vulgate
1684:Luther's Small Catechism
1077:British Methodist Church
955:Marriage and holy orders
665:Luther's Small Catechism
638:Body and Blood of Christ
362:The laying on of hands (
244:. Devotional card, 1925.
229:Bishop (Catholic Church)
5453:Christianity portal
4612:Investiture Controversy
2926:Philosophy of canon law
2856:Mariology of the saints
2436:Investiture Controversy
1755:Oxford University Press
1454:Encyclopedia Britannica
1426:Bishop of New Hampshire
1394:United Church of Christ
1063:United Methodist Church
983:Eastern Orthodox Church
691:imposes hands upon the
382:Eastern Orthodox Church
43:Christian denominations
5404:Christian universalism
4795:Western Rite Orthodoxy
4640:Protestant Reformation
4179:Catholic Charities USA
3813:Acta Apostolicae Sedis
3801:Vatican Polyglot Press
2851:Mariology of the popes
2489:Protestant Reformation
1624:Holy Trinity Monastery
1500:"Articles of Religion"
1254:Ordinatio sacerdotalis
842:
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285:1983 Code of Canon Law
252:include the orders of
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5062:Anointing of the Sick
3933:Good Shepherd Sisters
3775:Holy See Press Office
3013:Doctors of the Church
2846:Immaculate Conception
2801:Anointing of the Sick
2336:History of the papacy
2159:VISION Vocation Guide
2098:The Art of Dying Well
1865:Free Methodist Church
1280:Free Methodist Church
1249:Roman Catholic Church
1107:in Greek) and elder (
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5383:Nondenominationalism
5256:Role in civilization
4723:Independent Catholic
4665:Relations with Islam
4645:Catholic Reformation
3806:L'Osservatore Romano
3744:Role in civilisation
3470:Croatian and Serbian
3218:Episcopal conference
3180:St. Peter's Basilica
2538:Sexual abuse scandal
2494:Catholic Reformation
1900:on 20 September 2013
774:, and celebrate the
679:Process and sequence
509:consecrating bishops
320:Eastern Christianity
201:Articles of Religion
197:apostolic succession
99:Independent Catholic
5489:Anglican sacraments
5429:Unlimited atonement
5414:Cultural Christians
4853:Jehovah's Witnesses
4475:Sermon on the Mount
4404:Christian tradition
4331:Lists of Christians
4141:Neocatechumenal Way
4106:Charismatic Renewal
3820:Annuario Pontificio
3418:Particular churches
3094:Ecumenical councils
2866:Perpetual virginity
2701:Communitas perfecta
2645:Sermon on the Mount
2134:Library of Congress
1498:Church of England.
1430:US Episcopal Church
1370:mainline Protestant
1320:Continuing Anglican
1282:does ordain women.
1243:Ordination of women
1237:Ordination of women
1222:Community of Christ
1129:presbyterian polity
1011:Old Catholic Church
934:Old Catholic Church
603:. Later, after the
445:, and according to
287:, "The Latin words
107:sacramentum ordinis
5274:Crusading movement
4542:Ante-Nicene period
3978:Premonstratensians
2361:Ante-Nicene period
2239:Lists of Catholics
2164:2008-07-03 at the
2155:by Gregory S. Neal
2145:2008-05-16 at the
2088:Bellarmine, Robert
2014:Campbell, Dennis.
1959:The New York Times
1931:. 30 November 2013
1736:2002-01-25 at the
1689:2011-09-27 at the
1569:can. 266, CIC 1983
1560:can. 588, CIC 1983
1418:Anglican Communion
1383:liberal Protestant
1352:The ordination of
1304:Anglican Communion
1257:(1994) written by
1185:Irvingian churches
1156:Church of Scotland
1030:Methodist churches
945:Anglican Communion
906:and two using the
904:Edwardine Ordinals
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2046:Willimon, William
2016:Yoke of Obedience
1764:978-0-19-955037-1
1707:bookofconcord.org
1400:, plus the small
1259:Pope John Paul II
1178:Congregationalist
1125:church governance
1123:). Their form of
961:Clerical celibacy
891:Apostolicae curae
888:in 1896 wrote in
738:, and to witness
732:permanent deacons
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342:upon an Orthodox
330:Hilarion (Kapral)
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3165:Apostolic Palace
3132:Synod of Bishops
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