We need holy priests, holy people.
Not exact matches
No
need to listen to pedophiles lecture me or even innocent
priests lecture me as if they are
holier than thou and know something the rest of us don't.
Much like Catholics did you
need the
priest or a
holy man to tell you what it says.
If we follow Jesus, we do not
need priests, temples, sacrifices, a
holy - of -
holies and so on.
All Catholics,
priest and bishops included,
need to examine themselves before receiving
Holy Communion and, if aware of unconfessed grave sin, should refrain from receiving the sacrament before receiving sacramental absolution.
Discussion over this usually descends to practical considerations, especially for
priests who may be required to attend to people's pastoral
needs immediately after Mass, but is it not true that actually we have largely forgotten the
need for preparation and thanksgiving for
Holy Communion?