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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.

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.

 

The "protestant work ethic" is one form of the '''Priesthood of all believers.'''  In the wake of decades of ecumenical efforts by the Roman Catholic church and various protestant churches, some forms of this doctrine have begun to gain recognition within Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches--an example is Vatican II's ''Decree on the apostolate of the laity''.