A priest is a person who plays a key role in many religions, acting as an intermediary between the faithful and the deity or deities.
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Priest - interesting facts and information
- Roles and responsibilities: Priests typically preside over religious ceremonies, teach the teachings of their religion, administer the sacraments (in the case of Christianity), provide spiritual counseling and perform many other roles.
- Training and ordination: Many religions require that candidates for priests undergo specialized theological or spiritual training. In Christianity, the process usually involves a period of seminary training followed by ordination, a ceremony in which the candidate becomes formally recognized as a priest.
- In different traditions: The role of the priest varies according to religious tradition. For example, in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, priests are permitted to administer most of the sacraments, including the Eucharist and the sacrament of penance. In Protestant Christianity, those in a position similar to a priest are often called pastors, and their roles can vary somewhat. In Judaism, roles similar to a priest are held by rabbis.
- Celebata: In some traditions, such as the Catholic Church, priests are required to be celibate, that is, not to marry and to exercise sexual abstinence. However, this is a practice that varies from tradition to tradition; in many other Christian traditions, such as Orthodoxy and Protestantism, priests are allowed to marry.
- Ethics and rules of conduct: Priests are generally required to adhere to certain ethical principles and conduct. These may include, but are not limited to, justice, mercy, honesty, confidentiality (e.g., secrecy of confession) and personal sacrifice.
