Sentences with phrase «opinions of priests»

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9, Is it possible for a pastor, priest, minister, leader, imam, master, or whatever, to â $ œallowâ $ a wide and opposing variety of opinions even though he or she may strongly hold his or her own and teach it?

Finally, the relegation of the listed priests to the court of harsh public opinion can only damage the mutual bonds of respect which ought to exist between a bishop and his priests.

[1] Perhaps in this context it could be mentioned that Fr Holloway was of the opinion that as the priest would naturally face the people while celebrating at least six of the sacraments, for he stands in for Christ, so it is preferable for the priest to celebrate the Eucharist facing the people.

From the BBC, «But current research and expert opinion suggest... that the prevalence of abuse by priests has fallen sharply in the last 20 - 30 years.»

Catholic Street Evangelisation in 2013 There is a growing generation of people who have never even sought to cross the threshold of a church, who hold their own ideas of truth and accountability and whose opinion of Catholic priests stretches no further than media scandal.

Recent converts include Wall Street Journal opinion columnist and native of Iran Sohrab Amari, who announced his conversion on Twitter after the murder by ISIS of French priest Fr.

well well gerald the priest and defender of pedafiles has an opinion to blast Christians.

I would not hesitate to go to a wedding, funeral, graduation, retirement party, baby shower, ballgame, courtroom, birthday party, family reunion, public hearing, town parade, school play, or other social function due to the presence or lack of a 1 - 2 minute prayer from a pastor, priest, rabbi, imam, valedictorian, mayor, police chief, council member, or 3rd grader who will play the Tree in the school spring play, nor would I feel it appropriate or necessary to make a social scene just so everyone could hear my opinion on the matter.

At a deeper theological level, it is worth noting that 11 of the 12 members of the Catholic faculty are priests, and there is a fundamental difference of opinion at the bottom of this dispute over what is called Kirchlichkeit — perhaps best rendered «churchliness.»

He was too modest in his deference to the «expert» opinion of psychologists and others who assured him that abusing priests could be safely returned to ministry.

Thus was Yahweh conceived in Israel by many a king and priest, by many a member of the land - owning, slave - owning, creditor class, and doubtless also by wide areas of popular opinion.

One of the difficulties frequently when discussing vocations is the general lack of understanding of the Church's present opinion on married priests and woman priests.

Leviticus is only one part of the bible, ultimately the opinion of one group of jewish priests.

Regardless of the answer to those questions however, we are not Jewish and pastors are not the equivalent of Levitical priests, in my opinion.

Ambrose states his conviction as to the prophetic function of the bishop very well in a letter to Theodosius: «There is nothing in a priest so full of peril as regards God, or so base in the opinion of men, as not freely to declare what he thinks.»

Opinion - formers, those who take their politics more seriously, will not buy that Miliband is suddenly the high priest of a broad church, any more than they think putting the economy at the centre of the manifesto will make them buy the idea that Labour is now serious about fiscal probity.

Of course, I may be reading my own opinion into this, but I think he's referring to the fact that some climate scientists and environmental advocates sound like priests worshipping mother nature and bemoaning our sinfulness and arrogance in the face of nature for which we need to atonOf course, I may be reading my own opinion into this, but I think he's referring to the fact that some climate scientists and environmental advocates sound like priests worshipping mother nature and bemoaning our sinfulness and arrogance in the face of nature for which we need to atonof nature for which we need to atone.