The sacrament of holy orders in the Catholic Church includes three orders: bishops, priests, and deacons, in decreasing order of rank, collectively comprising...
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In the liturgical traditions of the Catholic Church, the term ordination refers to the means by which a person is included in one of the holy orders of...
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which candidates are ordained to those orders. Churches recognizing these orders include the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox (ιερωσύνη [hierōsynē]...
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Pontifical orders of knighthood are orders of knighthood bestowed in the name of the Pope of the Catholic Church by his authority as head of the Holy See and...
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The priesthood is the office of the ministers of religion, who have been commissioned ("ordained") with the Holy orders of the Catholic Church. Technically...
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Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church founded by Jesus Christ. It claims that the Holy See, the institution of the Papacy and the headquarters of the Catholic...
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sacrament of Holy Orders". www.vatican.va. Retrieved 4 January 2020. "Catechism of the Catholic Church - The paschal mystery in the Church's sacraments...
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The canon law of the Roman Catholic Church does not allow for homosexuals to be ordained. The church requires that clerics "observe perfect and perpetual...
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Catholic Church teaches that it is the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church founded by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission, that its bishops are the successors...
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In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of holy orders and is responsible for teaching doctrine...
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