Sentences with phrase «ordination vows»

When Machen was finally suspended from the ministry of the Presbyterian Church, ostensibly for violating his ordination vows, McIntyre sided with him again, but their alliance did not last long.

With due respect for Father Neuhaus» human compassion, I submit that even if the priest were guilty of nothing more than harboring sexual lust in his heart toward a male or female of any age, the priest ought to have immediately recognized that he had not been given the gift of celibacy, and thus had badly misjudged his ability to keep his ordination vows.

I would hazard a guess that when she took her ordination vows, she took them with integrity and a clear conscience but that over time she's changed her mind as any intelligent adult would and should.

If so, the model offers a good dose of reality, which makes ordination vows even more impressive.

Not exact matches

Holloway is in line with other theologians like Jean Galot, in grounding the vowed chastity of the priest in the priestly character of Christ that he is given in ordination.

Had Joshua presided at my ordination, I doubt he would have let me get by with a simple vow to study, pray, teach and preach.

On reflection it should be evident that it makes little sense to take vows and seek ordination in a religious order unless one is committed to support and serve the hierarchical Church.

As is well known, the Eastern Church requires the clergy to assume either monastic or marital vows before ordination, and does not allow the remarriage of a clerical widower unless he abandons the exercise of his priesthood.