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Pastors or Priests?
Posted: 18 Dec 2020, 12:09
by María Andrea Fernández Sepúlveda
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?
Re: Pastors or Priests?
Posted: 18 Dec 2020, 14:03
by Maddie Atkinson
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?
A 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
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Re: Pastors or Priests?
Posted: 21 Dec 2020, 11:50
by K+SQUARE
To the best of my knowledge, Catholics refer to their as religious leaders as Father or Priest and Catholics do not really accomodate other denominations. I wonder what the author means by the statement.
Re: Pastors or Priests?
Posted: 21 Dec 2020, 13:34
by Yvonne Monique
If I refer to my own language, Dutch, the catholics do indeed call their congregation leader pastor ('pastoor'). A pastor is a priest.
Re: Pastors or Priests?
Posted: 21 Dec 2020, 22:57
by Tangerinehippie1
It’s all cultural and preferences. They are both supposed to help guide you through God’s word.
Re: Pastors or Priests?
Posted: 22 Dec 2020, 07:18
by Ahbed Nadir
I think it depends on the culture the religion is based in. Different cultures have different titles for different positions.
Re: Pastors or Priests?
Posted: 22 Dec 2020, 09:17
by dianaterrado
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?
Same here. I was born and raised Catholic and we never referred to them as pastor. It was alwyas priest or Father. I thought I was the only one who was quite confused by this.
Re: Pastors or Priests?
Posted: 22 Dec 2020, 16:30
by Uche B
Well, a pastor is a spiritual overseer or a clergyman serving a local church or parish, and a priest falls within this definition. The author may just have been referring to the priest as a pastor.
Re: Pastors or Priests?
Posted: 22 Dec 2020, 19:28
by María Andrea Fernández Sepúlveda
dianaterrado wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 09:17
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?
Same here. I was born and raised Catholic and we never referred to them as pastor. It was alwyas priest or Father. I thought I was the only one who was quite confused by this.
You're not the only one! It baffled me. But maybe it was an editing mistake...?
Re: Pastors or Priests?
Posted: 22 Dec 2020, 19:30
by María Andrea Fernández Sepúlveda
K+SQUARE wrote: ↑21 Dec 2020, 11:50
To the best of my knowledge, Catholics refer to their as religious leaders as Father or Priest and Catholics do not really accomodate other denominations. I wonder what the author means by the statement.
Yes. We do. I mean, I'm not very active at the Church now, but I even attended a Catholic school. So, I wonder, was it intentional? Or an editing mistake'
Re: Pastors or Priests?
Posted: 22 Dec 2020, 19:33
by María Andrea Fernández Sepúlveda
Ahbed Nadir wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 07:18
I think it depends on the culture the religion is based in. Different cultures have different titles for different positions.
I understand. But as far as I know, all Catholics call their leaders "Father" or "Priest". Of course, the words change according to the language, but they mean the same. Pastors are far as I know, are for Protestant churches.
Re: Pastors or Priests?
Posted: 22 Dec 2020, 19:43
by María Andrea Fernández Sepúlveda
Tangerinehippie1 wrote: ↑21 Dec 2020, 22:57
It’s all cultural and preferences. They are both supposed to help guide you through God’s word.
I understand. I don't mean one is better than the other. Not at all. It just baffled me because the author emphasizes a lot that he was raised a Catholic.
Re: Pastors or Priests?
Posted: 22 Dec 2020, 22:57
by Sarah Nichols 7
I’ve always known Catholic leaders to be called priests and pastors are in Protestant churches. Not sure of the author’s choice either.
Re: Pastors or Priests?
Posted: 23 Dec 2020, 19:11
by María Andrea Fernández Sepúlveda
SarahJean7 wrote: ↑22 Dec 2020, 22:57
I’ve always known Catholic leaders to be called priests and pastors are in Protestant churches. Not sure of the author’s choice either.
It's the same I thought I knew, but the author clearly states he was raised a Catholic, so it wouldn't be a natural choice to call a religious leader a priest. That's why I wonder if it is intentional and, in that case, what does it mean?
Re: Pastors or Priests?
Posted: 23 Dec 2020, 22:32
by Mallory Porshnev
I grew up in the Catholic church, went to Catholic school and everything. I only ever remember referring to the priests as Father or Monseigneur. My Lutheran friends all talked about their pastors all of the time.