“Not that this is all “of the essence.” I doubt the first Pope, Peter the Fisherman, was a University of Galilee grad”
He grew up knowing the Biblical languages and had The Greatest Teacher the world has ever known - 24/7 for 3 years.
” These days seminary is, you could say, the minimum requirement”
More courses in the Scriptures would do them well, based on what we see here on FR.
Do you have any objective surveys or studies that indicate what you say is widely applicable to priests outside your circle?
"More courses in the Scriptures would do them well, based on what we see here on FR."
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How many priests do you know on FR, that you can make a generalization about them? I know of only one, and he is not at all lacking in Scripture.