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Priesthood of all believers (view source)
Revision as of 15:50, December 3, 2008
, 15:50, December 3, 2008new article (this doctrine always seemed important to me, pardon my ideas they tend to be a bit wooly and wordy)
The '''Priesthood of all believers''' is one of the pillars of [[Protestant]] Christianity, which distinguishes it from [[Russian Orthodox]], [[Roman Catholicism]], and [[Anglicanism]]. In each of these other branches of Christianity, the church body has ordained priests who are doctrinally authorized to perform functions that normally are forbidden to laymen. Where or when a priest cannot be summoned, some exceptions are allowed under extreme circumstances such as the performance of a baptism for someone close to death.