Initially, there was no particular title that distinguished the leader of the Catholic Church. Over time the pope has gained many different titles that reflect different aspects of his ministry. Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Titles’
Titles
Thursday, June 27th, 2019
Years ago, a man about to be ordained was told by an older priest, “The hardest thing you will find is to be called Father.” The new priest found this was indeed true and he dropped the title, although doing so made some lay people uncomfortable. One parishioner said calling a priest by his first Read more