I thought priest referred to someone who was roman catholic the way rabbi refers to jewish but my friend belongs to some slovak religion thats NOT catholic and they call the head of his church a priest. Shouldn't he be called a minister or reverend since it is not a catholic church?
2007-12-07 15:11:38 · 9 answers · asked by snowbunny_luv_420 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
protestants came from us (The Catholic Church) they keep our words and titles.. just like they made up their own Rosary after they realized our TRUE Rosary given to St. Dominic from Mary OUR Mother was so amazingly awesome XD
just like then took the Truth of Catholicism and completely twisted it..
i mean even the leaders of the split believed in the True Presence and praying to the Saints
2007-12-07 15:15:54 · answer #1 · answered by Totus Tous, Maria 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Priest is a universal word used by the bible and the churches. Reverend, Minister, Pastor...they all mean the same thing. No one religion is the "owner" of the word priest. hehe
2007-12-07 23:24:25 · answer #2 · answered by Kris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is because of people not understanding what it is to be a priest.
A priest offers sacrifice to God on behalf of them members of their church. No sacrifice, no real priest and no real church, then merely a group of believers who think they are in a church with a priest when really then don’t.
The Old Testament priesthood offered bullocks and lambs etc. In the New Testament we have our high priest Jesus offering himself. A valid priest unites with Christ to re-present his one sacrifice to us (in a bloodless manner) that we may be united with Christ in his one saving sacrifice (Mt 26:26-27; Mk 14:22-24; Lk 22:19-20; 1 Cor 11:24-25; Gen 14:18; Ps 110:4; Heb 7:1-17.) Having done so we may thus share in the new life of his resurrection (Jn 6:32-58.)
2007-12-10 04:59:03 · answer #3 · answered by :-) jos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the word priest isn't just for catholics. The head of the Sanhedrin, the ruling Jewish council, is called the High Priest.
The meaning of priest is:
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and esp. to make sacrificial offerings. or
a minister of any religion.
Even some Christian denominations use the term priest for the Pastors.
2007-12-07 23:18:03 · answer #4 · answered by Acts 4:12 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The word Priest is used in Judaism and Paganism. Have you read your bible?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priest
2007-12-07 23:14:41 · answer #5 · answered by STAR POWER=) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Priest signifies someone with Sacramental authority. It is for that reason one would be called priest.
In Christ
Fr. Joseph
2007-12-07 23:24:16 · answer #6 · answered by cristoiglesia 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
priest is just a word for a religious figure who practices, leads, participates in ceremonies of some kind. in the native american ceremonies i have been to (lots) they have names in their language for their medicine boy and such, but they refer to them in english as tribal priests often.
2007-12-07 23:53:19 · answer #7 · answered by jess_rain13 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholicism did not invent the word "priest" - the word derives from the Latin "presbyter".
2007-12-07 23:15:26 · answer #8 · answered by orisons 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read the bible.
Any biblical church can and should have priests.
2007-12-07 23:14:25 · answer #9 · answered by gumby 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋