priestly

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The text also sheds light on women's roles in Babylon, including priestly duties that were previously undocumented.

From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025

He did not know at the time, he wrote, that “following these procedures was not effective, and that perpetrators were incapable of being treated in such a way that they could safely pursue priestly ministry.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2024

When a sick boy gets worse under her priestly ministrations, Mama Efe’s trusted standing becomes even more precarious.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023

This 3-week synod, which begins Wednesday, is putting them more or less on an equal playing field to debate agenda items including such hot-button issues as women, LGBTQ+ Catholics and priestly celibacy.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2023

Religions bring the sacred into our lives with Gothic churches, Muslim mosques, Hindu ashrams, Torah scrolls, Tibetan prayer wheels, priestly cassocks, candles, incense, Christmas trees, matzah balls, tombstones and icons.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari