The priest is not always acting **in persona Christi, ** as has been explained already to you. Any viewpoint that denies the fact that priests are just as human and prone to possible failure as the rest of humanity is a viewpoint that can be dismissed as biased and illogical.No. I am not ignoring the context. The simple fact is that people hold a priest to a higher standard since the Catholic Church teaches that the priest is another Christ. And Christ, being divine, is the most perfect man who ever lived.
The Catholic priest has authority and powers which the layman does not have. “…from the cradle to the grave the priest is ever beside the faithful, a guide, a solace, a minister of salvation and dispenser of grace and blessing.”"…as the Angelic Doctor teaches: “To fulfill the duties of Holy Orders, common goodness does not suffice; but excelling goodness is required; that they who receive Orders and are thereby higher in rank than the people, may also be higher in holiness.”"The priest is not always acting **in persona Christi, ** as has been explained already to you. Any viewpoint that denies the fact that priests are just as human and prone to possible failure as the rest of humanity is a viewpoint that can be dismissed as biased and illogical.
Again, I reiterate: If you want to be purposefully ignorant so that you can continue to grind your axe, have at. No-one’s stopping you, but no-one’s going to listen to you, either.The Catholic priest has authority and powers which the layman does not have. “…from the cradle to the grave the priest is ever beside the faithful, a guide, a solace, a minister of salvation and dispenser of grace and blessing.”"…as the Angelic Doctor teaches: “To fulfill the duties of Holy Orders, common goodness does not suffice; but excelling goodness is required; that they who receive Orders and are thereby higher in rank than the people, may also be higher in holiness.”"
“The priest is the minister of Christ, an instrument, that is to say, in the hands of the Divine Redeemer. He continues the work of the redemption in all its world-embracing universality and divine efficacy, that work that wrought so marvelous a transformation in the world. Thus the priest, as is said with good reason, is indeed “another Christ”; for, in some way, he is himself a continuation of Christ.”
These are the teachings of the infallible head of the Catholic Church, Pope Pius XI given on December 20, 1935:
papalencyclicals.net/Pius11/P11CATHO.HTM
More is expected of the Catholic priest than is expected of the layperson, because the Catholic priest has a higher rank than that of the layperson. As the infallible Pope has written here: It is said with good reason that the priest is another Christ.
:clapping::clapping::tiphat:Again, I reiterate: If you want to be purposefully ignorant so that you can continue to grind your axe, have at. No-one’s stopping you, but no-one’s going to listen to you, either.
Good day.
I have been quoting directly from the words of the infallible Pope of the Catholic Church. The priest may sin, but more is expected of the priest than of the average person. If the priest is on the same level as everyone else, why then is he called “Father” according to Catholic teaching. The priest is called “Father” because he is entrusted with grave responsibilities. “Just as a father must nourish, instruct, challenge, correct, forgive, listen and sustain, the priest must meet the spiritual needs of those entrusted to his care, providing them with the nourishment of our Lord through the sacraments.” Father William Saunders. The priest therefore is another Christ as Catholics have been taught by the infallible Popes of the Catholic Church.Again, I reiterate: If you want to be purposefully ignorant so that you can continue to grind your axe, have at. No-one’s stopping you, but no-one’s going to listen to you, either.
Good day.
People who keep saying things like “the infallible Pope” indicate that they have absolutely no idea of what infallibility is. . .and that kind of casts doubt on their understanding of other Catholic teachings and concepts as well.I have been quoting directly from the words of the infallible Pope of the Catholic Church. The priest may sin, but more is expected of the priest than of the average person. If the priest is on the same level as everyone else, why then is he called “Father” according to Catholic teaching. The priest is called “Father” because he is entrusted with grave responsibilities. “Just as a father must nourish, instruct, challenge, correct, forgive, listen and sustain, the priest must meet the spiritual needs of those entrusted to his care, providing them with the nourishment of our Lord through the sacraments.” Father William Saunders. The priest therefore is another Christ as Catholics have been taught by the infallible Popes of the Catholic Church.
This. Others in this thread have tried to correct the poster in question, but my guess is that he/she has no interest in being corrected.People who keep saying things like “the infallible Pope” indicate that they have absolutely no idea of what infallibility is. . .and that kind of casts doubt on their understanding of other Catholic teachings and concepts as well.