priesthood

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He was suspended from his parish at St John Ogilve's in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, after publishing a book called Priesthood in Crisis.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2024

The issue exploded into the open last month with the publication of a book, From the Depths of our Hearts: Priesthood, Celibacy and the Crisis of the Catholic Church, which included an essay by Benedict.

From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2020

Priesthood is one way to do that,” said Smith, who works with students at the University of Toledo, including three men who joined the seminary this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2015

Once Hyrcanus gave a dinner for their leaders, and after dinner invited their opinions on his rule, whereupon Eleazar bluntly told him he had no right to the High Priesthood.

From Time Magazine Archive

Belongs to the Tribe of Levi in Israel among the Faithful, the Priesthood.

From Manual of the Enumeration A Text Book on the Sciences of the Enumeration by Coffman, C. J.