[[Protestants]] are more likely to refer to their clergy by the term than are Catholics. In [[Catholicism]], a priest is indeed a minister but the word is not normally used as a description of his role. Usually, it is used with the head of a school, in a department, or for laypersons who have been given some limited sacramental function, for example, "eucharistic ministers" who are charged with bringing Communion to shut-ins. | [[Protestants]] are more likely to refer to their clergy by the term than are Catholics. In [[Catholicism]], a priest is indeed a minister but the word is not normally used as a description of his role. Usually, it is used with the head of a school, in a department, or for laypersons who have been given some limited sacramental function, for example, "eucharistic ministers" who are charged with bringing Communion to shut-ins. |