Examples of priesthood in a Sentence

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Recent Examples on the Web McCarrick was stripped of his rank as a cardinal and removed from the priesthood after the Vatican confirmed other allegations of abuse against him. — CBS News, 3 Sep. 2021 He is also expected to return in December when the parish celebrates the 40th anniversary of his ordination into the priesthood, announced Patti Nowak of the St. Paul Pastoral Council. — Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2021 In other words, Korach’s group was racked by dissension from within, with each person wanting the priesthood for himself. — Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 7 June 2021 Koesel spent time in Latin America as part of a Cleveland Diocese mission team, taught English as a second language in Los Angeles, and took a leave of absence from the priesthood in 2005 to be a dealer at a Las Vegas casino. — Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2021 The seminary currently has 11 men studying for the priesthood and the pipeline of recruits is likely to close because of changes in the worldwide church and in Poland, including the inability of seminarians to transfer. — John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 1 July 2021 Forty-three years ago this week, the church announced an end to the priesthood and temple ban that had limited Black members from full participation in the faith. — David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 June 2021 Eight men will be ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley on Saturday morning. — BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2021 Under pressure from the Vatican, submits a letter formally requesting to leave the priesthood. — Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 23 June 2021

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