Priesthood in the Catholic Church
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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, bishops are a priestly order as well; however, in layman's terms priest refers only to presbyters and pastors (parish priests). The church's doctrine also sometimes refers to all baptised (lay) members as the "common priesthood".
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See also
- Amovibility, some canon law applying to priests
- List of Catholic priests
- Ordination of women and the Catholic Church
- Religious minister
- Vocational discernment in the Catholic Church
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