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== Three Orders in One Sacrament == | |||
To ''ordain'' a man is to place him in one of the three Orders in this Sacrament: bishop, priest, or deacon. | |||
=== Bishop === | |||
The English word, "bishop", comes from the Greek, ''epi-'', "over," plus ''skopos'', "watcher."<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=bishop Online Etymology Dictionary.]</ref> The job of the bishop is to "watch over" the flock. | |||
Bishops are the successors of the apostles. | |||
Bishops are the high priests of their diocese. | |||
The diocese is the basic building block of the Church--it is the smallest unit of the Church because only bishops can provide all seven sacraments. | |||
=== Priest === | |||
The English word, "priest", comes from the Greek, ''presbyteroi,'' "elder."<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=priest Online Etymology Dictionary.]</ref> | |||
=== Deacon === | |||
The English word, "deacon", comes from the Greek ''diaconos,'' "servant."<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=deacon Online Etymology Dictionary.]</ref> | |||
== Only men may be ordained == | == Only men may be ordained == | ||
* [http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_22051994_ordinatio-sacerdotalis_en.html "Ordinatio Sacerdotalis"]--May 22, 1994. | * [http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_22051994_ordinatio-sacerdotalis_en.html "Ordinatio Sacerdotalis"]--May 22, 1994. | ||
* [http://www.ewtn.com/library/curia/cdfrespo.htm "Concerning the Teaching Contained in Ordinatio Sacerdotalis Responsum ad Dubium"]--Ratzinger, CDF, October 28, 1995. | * [http://www.ewtn.com/library/curia/cdfrespo.htm "Concerning the Teaching Contained in Ordinatio Sacerdotalis Responsum ad Dubium"]--Ratzinger, CDF, October 28, 1995. | ||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Sacraments]] | [[Category:Sacraments]] | ||
Revision as of 16:50, 11 March 2011
Three Orders in One Sacrament
To ordain a man is to place him in one of the three Orders in this Sacrament: bishop, priest, or deacon.
Bishop
The English word, "bishop", comes from the Greek, epi-, "over," plus skopos, "watcher."[1] The job of the bishop is to "watch over" the flock.
Bishops are the successors of the apostles.
Bishops are the high priests of their diocese.
The diocese is the basic building block of the Church--it is the smallest unit of the Church because only bishops can provide all seven sacraments.
Priest
The English word, "priest", comes from the Greek, presbyteroi, "elder."[2]
Deacon
The English word, "deacon", comes from the Greek diaconos, "servant."[3]
Only men may be ordained
- "Ordinatio Sacerdotalis"--May 22, 1994.
- "Concerning the Teaching Contained in Ordinatio Sacerdotalis Responsum ad Dubium"--Ratzinger, CDF, October 28, 1995.