the priesthood
noun
: the job of being a priest
He is entering the priesthood.
He decided to leave the priesthood.
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Context: The church has not apologized for the priesthood ban, instead claiming its removal was contemporaneous with a revelation from God to then-leaders of the faith.
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Erin Alberty, Axios, 22 July 2024
Father Brake had left the priesthood around the late 1980s, in part because of their relationship.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
During the meeting with Italian bishops at the Vatican last week, there was discussion of whether to admit gay men to Catholic seminaries in preparation for the priesthood.
—Jason Derose, NPR, 28 May 2024
Schmitz was the archdiocesan vocations director, recruiting boys and young men into the priesthood.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2024
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Erin Alberty, Axios, 22 July 2024
Father Brake had left the priesthood around the late 1980s, in part because of their relationship.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
During the meeting with Italian bishops at the Vatican last week, there was discussion of whether to admit gay men to Catholic seminaries in preparation for the priesthood.
—Jason Derose, NPR, 28 May 2024
Schmitz was the archdiocesan vocations director, recruiting boys and young men into the priesthood.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2024
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“The priesthood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20priesthood. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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