Protestant ministers have wives to support them, but priest don't marry.
2007-06-28 08:15:35 · 8 answers · asked by Ting 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
These men are sacrificing thier manhood for a fallacy, if Adam needed a mate, what makes thier descendants think that they don't?
2007-06-28 08:19:36 · answer #1 · answered by J - Dubb 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Priests have friends that they can talk to at work, just like everyone else.
Also, some parishes have two priests or a priest and deacons. There is lots of emotional and spiritual support for priests in a parish.
2007-06-28 08:27:19 · answer #2 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the ecclesial service of the ordained minister, it is Christ himself who is present to his Church as Head of his Body, Shepherd of his flock, high priest of the redemptive sacrifice, Teacher of Truth. This is what the Church means by saying that the priest, by virtue of the sacrament of Holy Orders, acts in persona Christi Capitis:
It is the same priest, Christ Jesus, whose sacred person his minister truly represents. Now the minister, by reason of the sacerdotal consecration which he has received, is truly made like to the high priest and possesses the authority to act in the power and place of the person of Christ himself (virtute ac persona ipsius Christi).
Christ is the source of all priesthood: the priest of the old law was a figure of Christ, and the priest of the new law acts in the person of Christ.
Through the ordained ministry, especially that of bishops and priests, the presence of Christ as head of the Church is made visible in the midst of the community of believers. In the beautiful expression of St. Ignatius of Antioch, the bishop is typos tou Patros: he is like the living image of God the Father.
This presence of Christ in the minister is not to be understood as if the latter were preserved from all human weaknesses, the spirit of domination, error, even sin. The power of the Holy Spirit does not guarantee all acts of ministers in the same way. While this guarantee extends to the sacraments, so that even the minister's sin cannot impede the fruit of grace, in many other acts the minister leaves human traces that are not always signs of fidelity to the Gospel and consequently can harm the apostolic fruitfulness of the Church.
2007-06-28 08:26:22 · answer #3 · answered by Gods child 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Priests have spiritual directors,confessors, support groups and supportive priest and lay friends and family.
2007-06-28 09:23:41 · answer #4 · answered by James O 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Priests are married to the Church. They have special graces from God to help them in their vocation. God bless them.
2007-06-28 08:21:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
They play smart internet games.
2007-06-28 08:21:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
By serving their parishioners, not the other way around.
2007-06-28 08:20:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
they *** in little boys cans.
2007-06-28 08:24:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋