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priesthood

[ preest-hood ]

noun

  1. the condition or office of a priest.
  2. priests collectively.


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Other 51Թ Forms

  • t·hǴǻ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of priesthood1

before 900; Middle English presthed ( e ), presthod ( e ), Old English ŧDzٳ. See priest, -hood
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"All I see is a man that has let me and many victims down," says the woman who adds that the Church failed to explain to her how Tudor had returned to the priesthood.

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We revealed Lord Carey had agreed to Tudor's return to priesthood after being suspended in 1989, and had also agreed to have Tudor's name removed from the list of clergy that had faced disciplinary action.

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“I don’t understand women not being part of the priesthood. In the end I think the more inclusive a religion is, the stronger that religion is.”

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Another priest, Father Michael Baker — one of the church’s most prolific abusers — had been accused of molesting at least 40 boys during his decades in the priesthood.

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Mahony did not ask for specifics and appeared willing to let him remain in the priesthood, Baker said.

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