Pastors or Priests?
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I quote: "When I confronted my pastor with this observation he said to me, “most people don’t think that deeply”(p. 3).
I was raised a Catholic too and we refer to religious leaders as Priests or, more commonly, Father.
Did I miss something?
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Yeah, Catholics, Anglicans, Methodists, and most Orthodox denominations use 'Priest' not 'Pastor' when referring to the head of their congregation. But at the end of the day, it's all semantics. Whether priest or pastor, they're the same in function.Lunastella wrote: ↑18 Dec 2020, 12:09 Does anyone else find it strange that the author talks about a pastor when he was raised a Catholic?
I quote: "When I confronted my pastor with this observation he said to me, “most people don’t think that deeply”(p. 3).
I was raised a Catholic too and we refer to religious leaders as Priests or, more commonly, Father.
Did I miss something?
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Perhaps they are not the same. However, they are all church leaders. Perhaps the author was raised Catholic and chose to be Protestant. Or maybe, while checking his grammar, there were too many ''priest'' and Grammarly suggested ''pastor''Maddie Atkinson wrote: ↑18 Dec 2020, 14:03A Father is the same as a priest, who has been ordained to carry out sacraments (which I assume you know is things like the Eucharist or baptisms etc.) and a pastor is someone who is in charge of the whole congregation I believe. I think that's right but don't hold me to it, I'm Church of England, we have vicars !Lunastella wrote: ↑18 Dec 2020, 12:09 Does anyone else find it strange that the author talks about a pastor when he was raised a Catholic?
I quote: "When I confronted my pastor with this observation he said to me, “most people don’t think that deeply”(p. 3).
I was raised a Catholic too and we refer to religious leaders as Priests or, more commonly, Father.
Did I miss something?
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I am a Catholic. And I believed he used the term 'pastor' probably because he was referring to the priest as a leader of the congregation.Lunastella wrote: ↑18 Dec 2020, 12:09 Does anyone else find it strange that the author talks about a pastor when he was raised a Catholic?
I quote: "When I confronted my pastor with this observation he said to me, “most people don’t think that deeply”(p. 3).
I was raised a Catholic too and we refer to religious leaders as Priests or, more commonly, Father.
Did I miss something?
In my opinion, a priest or Rev. Father is used when referring to a person. But when referring to that person in the capacity of a leader of a local congregation, a pastor can be used.
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Oh, I didn't know that. I've always called Catholic priests a priest or father or depending on the rank, maybe an Archbishop or something. Thank you for your explanation!lumenchristi wrote: ↑23 Jan 2021, 16:07I am a Catholic. And I believed he used the term 'pastor' probably because he was referring to the priest as a leader of the congregation.Lunastella wrote: ↑18 Dec 2020, 12:09 Does anyone else find it strange that the author talks about a pastor when he was raised a Catholic?
I quote: "When I confronted my pastor with this observation he said to me, “most people don’t think that deeply”(p. 3).
I was raised a Catholic too and we refer to religious leaders as Priests or, more commonly, Father.
Did I miss something?
In my opinion, a priest or Rev. Father is used when referring to a person. But when referring to that person in the capacity of a leader of a local congregation, a pastor can be used.
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