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On the Priesthood
Classic and Contemporary Texts
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2003
Summary
Controversy about the Catholic priesthood is nothing new. Just like laity, priests (including bishops and popes) have always been sinners. Some priests, like some laity, have caused grave scandal throughout the 2000-year history of the Church. Two questions arise from this reality. Why did Jesus Christ establish a ministerial priesthood for his Church, if the priesthood would sometimes cause scandal—what did he intend for the priesthood? Second, what has the Catholic Church in past times done about scandal in the priesthood—how has the Church corrected its priests and encouraged priests to lead lives of holiness? Amidst the noisy din of talking heads and self-proclaimed experts, this book offers solid warnings and directions about the priesthood from 15 saints of the past two millennia. On the Priesthood serves as a readable guide for priests, seminarians, and educated readers seeking to learn more about the simultaneous unworthiness and dignity of the priesthood. Always challenging and penetrating, the selections unite around one key point; the need for holiness.
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Copyright year
2003
ISBN-Print
978-0-7425-1495-9
ISBN-Online
978-0-585-48304-7
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
149
Product type
Edited Book
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Contents No access
Introduction No access
St. Clement of Rome No access Pages 1 - 10
St. Ignatius of Antioch No access Pages 11 - 18
St. Polycarp of Smyrna No access Pages 19 - 26
St. John Chrysostom No access Pages 27 - 34
St. Ambrose No access Pages 35 - 42
St. Gregory the Great No access Pages 43 - 50
St. Bernard of Clairvaux No access Pages 51 - 58
St. Thomas Aquinas No access Pages 59 - 70
St. Catherine of Siena No access Pages 71 - 84
St. Thomas More No access Pages 85 - 90
St. Jane de Chantal No access Pages 91 - 96
Jean-Jacques Olier No access Pages 97 - 102
John Henry Newman No access Pages 103 - 116
The Second Vatican Council No access Pages 117 - 132
