Log in. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Besides Catholicism, are there any other religions that have Priests and Nuns? Thread starter Disneyland Start date Oct 20, Joined Apr 29, I was just curious and I'm not really sure of the answer. Joined Nov 24, The Episcopal Church Anglican Church as well has priests and orders of nuns.
Joined Jan 28, Laugh O. Grams DIS Veteran. Joined Dec 14, What about the Greek Orthodox church, or is that a sect of Catholicism?
Dispensations of more than a year are reserved to the Holy See Can. A Catholic priest must be incardinated by his bishop or his major religious superior in order to engage in public ministry. In Orthodoxy, the normal minimum age is thirty Can.
In neither tradition may priests marry after ordination. In the Roman Catholic Church, priests in the Latin Rite, which covers the vast majority of Roman Catholicism, must be celibate except under special rules for married clergy converting from certain other Christian confessions. It is also important to note that candidates for the episcopacy are only chosen from among the celibate. An Anglican priest in choir dress.
The role of a priest in the Anglican Communion is largely the same as within the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Christianity , save that Canon Law in almost every Province of Anglicanism restricts the administration of confirmation to the bishop , just as with ordination.
Whilst Anglican priests who are members of religious orders must remain celibate , the secular clergy bishops , priests, and deacons who are not members of religious orders are permitted to marry before or after ordination. The Anglican Church, unlike the Roman Catholic or Eastern Christian traditions, has allowed the ordination of women as priests in some provinces since the late 20th century.
This practice remains controversial, however, and a number of provinces retain an all-male priesthood. As Anglicanism represents a broad range of theological opinion, its presbyterate includes priests who consider themselves no different in any respect from those of the Roman Catholic Church , and a minority who prefer to use the title presbyter in order to distance themselves from the more sacrificial theological implications which they associate with the word "priest".
While priest is the official title of a member of the presbyterate in every Anglican province worldwide, the ordination rite of certain provinces including the Church of England recognizes the breadth of opinion by adopting the title The Ordination of Priests also called Presbyters. A Lutheran priest in clerical clothing. The general priesthood or the priesthood of all believers , is a Christian doctrine derived from several passages of the New Testament. It is a foundational concept of Protestantism.
The conservative reforms of Lutherans are reflected in the theological and practical view of the ministry of the Church. Much of European Lutheranism follows the traditional catholic governance of deacon, priest and bishop. In-deed, ecumenical work within the Anglican communion and among Scandinavian Lutherans mutually recognize the historic apostolic legitimacy and full communion. Likewise in America, Lutherans have embraced the apostolic succession of bishops in the full communion with Episcopalians and most Lutheran ordinations are performed by a bishop.
The Catholic Church, however, does not recognise Episcopalians or Lutherans as having legitimate apostolic succession. Ordained Protestant clergy often have the title of pastor , minister , reverend , etc. In some Lutheran churches, ordained clergy are called priests, while in others the term pastor is preferred.
Dress worn by the Vestal Virgins of Ancient Rome. The dress of religious workers in ancient times may be demonstrated in frescoes and artifacts from the cultures. The dress is presumed to be related to the customary clothing of the culture, with some symbol of the deity worn on the head or held by the person.
Sometimes special colors, materials, or patterns distinguish celebrants, as the white wool veil draped on the head of the Vestal Virgins. Priestess officiating before an altar while nude to demonstrate purity, Attic red-figure kylix by Chairias, c.
Occasionally the celebrants at religious ceremonies shed all clothes in a symbolic gesture of purity. This was often the case in ancient times. An example of this is shown to the left on a Kylix dating from c. Modern religious groups tend to avoid such symbolism and some may be quite uncomfortable with the concept. The retention of long skirts and vestments among many ranks of contemporary priests when they officiate may be interpreted to express the ancient traditions of the cultures from which their religious practices arose.
In most Christian traditions, priests wear clerical clothing , a distinctive form of street dress. Even within individual traditions it varies considerably in form, depending on the specific occasion.
In Western Christianity , the stiff white clerical collar has become the nearly universal feature of priestly clerical clothing, worn either with a cassock or a clergy shirt.
The collar may be either a full collar or a vestigial tab displayed through a square cutout in the shirt collar. Eastern Christian priests mostly retain the traditional dress of two layers of differently cut cassock: the rasson Greek or podriasnik Russian beneath the outer exorasson Greek or riasa Russian.
If a pectoral cross has been awarded it is usually worn with street clothes in the Russian tradition, but not so often in the Greek tradition. Hindu priest placing garlands on statue of Shiva 's bull Nandi. Distinctive clerical clothing is less often worn in modern times than formerly, and in many cases it is rare for a priest to wear it when not acting in a pastoral capacity, especially in countries that view themselves as largely secular in nature.
One more interesting distinction between pastors, priests, and their associated church bodies is the hierarchical epicenter. In the Protestant denominations of Christianity, there is no centralized heart of administrative or organizational function. Each denomination typically has leadership and organizational structures that are unique to that denomination.
Pastoral and priestly organizations do not interact with each other in most cases, except when mutual Christianity-wide matters of concern occur. In Catholicism, the absolute epicenter of church organization and administration is Vatican City. Here, a Pope and royal, holy structures and grounds make up the seat of the church.
There are six levels of hierarchy in the Catholic church. These levels are:. Bishops must have extensive experience in canon law and sacred scripture. Cardinals oversee the bishops. Their most important role is to vote for a new pope. As you can see, Catholicism has a lot more structure and traditional practices than the Protestant and non-denominational Christian traditions. In all hierarchical associations, pastoral and priestly professional organizations also do not typically interact with one another on a regular operational basis.
Therefore, both priests and pastors prescribe to their distinct professional associations and organizations.
The following represent a few of the most important of those organizations for both priests and pastors. The Association of Catholic Priests is a leading organization that binds all participating priests in a very valuable, resource-filled network of other priests and Catholic components.
The Association of US Catholic Priests is another, major representative force in Catholicism and greater priesthood that provides networking, resources, relevant news, links to important events, and more. The National Association of Christian Ministers is a leading group serving the greater pastoral community in the United States specifically.
Here, members and others can find a rich array of resources, information contacts, news, and more. The American Pastors Network represents yet one more, excellent and very authoritative organization for the whole of the pastoral world. This group provides a notably large networking experience, video and radio media products, up-to-date news pieces, and plenty more. Though the terms pastor and priest are not entirely interchangeable, they are related, and both refer to Christian leaders.
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Got it! Differences in the Titles The specific use of the title of pastor is for leaders in Protestant or non-denominational churches. Other Differences Protestant pastors are not required to be celibate, and some Protestant denominations ordain women as pastors. Training and Education to Become a Pastor A Protestant or non-denominational church pastor has many duties beyond writing and delivering sermons and leading church services.
Training and Education to Become a Priest Becoming a priest typically starts in the family where a child goes through a discernment process of praying for guidance over a decision. Distinctions in Attire The style of dress is another important area of distinction between pastors and priests.
Distinctions in Hierarchical Epicenters One more interesting distinction between pastors, priests, and their associated church bodies is the hierarchical epicenter. Associated Professional Organizations In all hierarchical associations, pastoral and priestly professional organizations also do not typically interact with one another on a regular operational basis. Organizations for Priests The Association of Catholic Priests is a leading organization that binds all participating priests in a very valuable, resource-filled network of other priests and Catholic components.
Organizations for Pastors The National Association of Christian Ministers is a leading group serving the greater pastoral community in the United States specifically.
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