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To: Tax-chick

I know that in the area of deacons, there are two types, transition and permenaint deacons. But for some reason, it is cited as 3 levels, bishops,priests, and deacons.

I may be going into advance college degree here. :)


19 posted on 04/01/2015 12:30:48 PM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Biggirl

Three levels of ordination, but only two are priests.

In the diaconate, both transitional and permanent deacons receive the same ordination. It’s intended that transitional deacons will be ordained as priests in the fairly near future ... but if they aren’t, they are still deacons.


20 posted on 04/01/2015 12:48:45 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("Be afraid only of thoughtlessness and pusillanimity." ~ Pope John Paul II)
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