What is the social structure of Christianity? Its something like Pope>Cardinals>Bishops>Priests>Laity??

Answer 1

The social structure for "CHRISTIANITY" is as follows...

1. GOD

2. JESUS (HEAD OF THE CHURCH)

3. MANKIND

Answer 2

Hmm this is a very interesting question! I've been reading the answers and mulling it over for a couple of hours now and hopefully I'll be able to properly articulate my opinion. First, I'm surprised at how many people still separate 'christianity' and 'catholicism'. Ok, so you can be Christian without being Catholic just like you can be Pagan and not be Wiccan. But if you're a Catholic you are a Christian. No biggie. BUT it really irritates me at how many still equate Wicca with Witchcraft. Since the original question specifically mentions WICCA, my answer will be from the viewpoint of a Wiccan - not a witch or the ex-Catholic I am ;) I do think they can be combined by Wiccans. For example, the Opening of the Temple Ritual I have learned calls in Archangels. I could see it working especially for those who follow a more eclectic path who pick and choose from other traditions. The Blessed Virgin could be the maid/mother aspect of the Goddess (if you leave out the immaculate conception and mother of Jesus part). The sign of the cross could be interpreted as the triple aspect also. I'm sure there are other correlations but am too tired to think of them right now. Of course this is a one-way street, it would NOT work for the christians/catholics, unless as has been said, they just want to "dabble" in witchcraft and ease their conscience at the same time. As to the why part, well, as I said I used to be Catholic and am still learning Wicca. While I no longer fear any kind of divine retribution or suffer guilt I've talked to others at my school who do not have such an easy time letting go. Whether or not they might desire such a combination as a transition into full Wicca or end up some eclectic christo-wiccan-pagan remains to be seen. There is at least one member I know of at my school who considers himself both Christian and [wiccan or pagan I can't remember which]. Hoping this has made at least a bit of sense, goodnight and bright blessings! EDIT: Wiccanforlife, did you really mean to say that a respectful Wiccan does not practice witchcraft?

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What is the social structure of Christianity? Its something like Pope>Cardinals>Bishops>Priests>Laity??

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You can certainly combine various elements of Christianity and Wicca, but the result would not be "Christian Wicca". It might be a 1) Christian-influenced Wicca or a Wicca-influenced Christianity, or it might be something entirely different, borrowing upon both traditions but forming something new. There is *nothing wrong* with evolving religion, as long as we're honest about it. You cannot combine the core precepts of the two religions. It just doesn't make any sense. And once you strip away enough core concepts, its dishonest to claim you're still part of the original faith. 2) I there's a few reasons for the idea of "Christian Wicca." For some people, it means "Christianity with magic," just underlining the fact they have no idea what Wicca even is. For some, I think its a cool factor. Wicca is "in." So these people want to be in with the cool kids, but they don't actually believe in it. So they dress up their Christianity to look Wiccan, as if it was a fashion rather than a religion. There's also people who are attracted to many aspects of Wicca (although they're often confused about core concepts), but still carry Christian guilt. They fear going to another religion will send them to hell, so they think if they dress Wicca up like Christianity, God somehow won't notice.

Answer 5

Ordained ministers serve the laity.

The hierarchy of ordained ministers in the Catholic Church mirrors how Jesus and the Apostles set up the original Christian Church.

There are three levels of Holy Orders, Deacon, Priest, and Bishop.

Bishops are the Apostles of today. Each one leads a diocese. Special types of bishop are archbishop, cardinal, and pope (who leads the whole Church).

Priests are co-workers of the bishops and can lead a parish. A special title for a priest is monsignor. Priests are called presbyters in the Bible.

Deacons assist the bishop and priests in the celebration of the Eucharist, in the distribution of Holy Communion, in assisting at and blessing marriages, in the proclamation of the Gospel and preaching, in presiding over funerals, and in dedicating themselves to the various ministries of charity.

For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2sect2chpt3.htm#iii

With love in Christ.

Answer 6

Pope-> College of Cardinals -> Cardinals -> Bishops -> Monsignors -> Parish Priests. However, that applies only to the Catholic Church. I imagine it is a similar structure in the older, mainstream Protestant faiths, especially Lutheranism, which still has ordained "priests," though no official pope.

Answer 7

Actually there are many different religions that go under the banner of Christianity, and some of them have different structures. Pope, cardinal, bishop, etc. aren't really "social" structures, that is organizational structure. My church has no "social" structure.

Answer 8

It really depends what religion it is, don't just group everyone into Christianity. You are talking about catholics, something different. For the baptist, I believe it goes something like this: Pastor, Assistant Pastor, than you have the treasurer, aw man I forget. But those 2 are the top, because we are independent and don't need a pope to run our lives and tell us what to do. We support missionaries, local and overseas, we just have something called faith promise. Money that goes directly to all the missionaries.

Answer 9

The term is incorrect,but it doesn't matter because you are referring to Catholicism,not CHRISTIANITY.The precepts in Scripture are what governs Christians,not a hierarchical religious structure.

Answer 10

What you are talking about is the social structure of a Catholic Church.