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Holy orders surrounded by controversy. (Special Report: The Sacraments; part 8 of 8)
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The Roman Catholic priesthood has been subject to close scrutiny due to the countless controversies that have surrounded it lately. The priesthood was once an institution held in reverence, but that is no longer the case. The priesthood is now saddled with the problem of dwindling numbers.
The Roman Catholic priesthood is a lightning rod today, attracting to itself virtually every controversy in the church. The equality of women, the shortage of clergy, the role of the laity, the availability the Eucharist, the implications of sexual identity, the value of celibacy, the very nature of ...
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