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  2. Minister (Christianity) - Wikipedia

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    Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office ...

  3. Hierarchy of the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    The pastor (parochus) is the proper pastor (pastor) of the parish entrusted to him, exercising the pastoral care of the community committed to him under the authority of the diocesan bishop in whose ministry of Christ he has been called to share, so that for that same community he carries out the functions of teaching, sanctifying, and ...

  4. Improperia - Wikipedia

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    The pastor continues: Thus says the Lord: "What have I done to you, O my people, And wherein have I offended you? Answer me. For I have conquered all your foes, And you have given me over and delivered me to those who persecute me. For I have fed you with my Word and refreshed you with living water, And you have given me gall and vinegar to drink.

  5. Pastor column: One must sacrifice and serve to be a fisher of men

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    Rev. J. Patrick Street is the lead pastor of Redeemer Church in Marion. He can be reached at coachpatstreet@gmail.com . This article originally appeared on Marion Star: To be a fisher of men ...

  6. Order of precedence in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    De facto precedence should be applied where, a non-ordained religious or lay ecclesial minister serves in an office equivalent listed below (e.g., a diocesan director of Catholic Education is an equal office to an episcopal vicar, a pastoral life director an equal office to pastor, though with respect to the principle of the hierarchy of order ...

  7. Former Durham Franciscan friar barred from ministry after ...

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    The Rev. Patrick Tuttle served as associate pastor in Durham from 1996 until at least 2009, and he also taught seventh and eighth-graders while there. ... Father Patrick Tuttle uses his Franciscan ...

  8. Polygamy in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    The Lutheran pastor Johann Lyser strongly defended plural marriage in a work entitled "Polygamia Triumphatrix". [42]: 398 As a result, he was imprisoned, beaten and exiled from Italy to the Netherlands. His book was burned by the public executioner. [63] He never married nor desired wedlock. [63]

  9. Priesthood (Eastern Orthodox Church) - Wikipedia

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    In the Orthodox Church a married man may be ordained to the priesthood. His marriage, however, must be the first for both him and his wife. He may not remarry and continue in his ministry even if his wife should die. If a single, or unmarried, or celibate, man is ordained, he must remain celibate to retain his service.