"Shepherds with the Odour of the Sheep": The Role of Priest as Pastor in the Church
"This I ask you: be shepherds, with the 'odour of the sheep', make it real, as shepherds among your flock, fishers of men," exhorted Pope Francis. In the Church, this call to be shepherds of the people of God is renewed in every sacerdotal ordination. Based on the terms found in...
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Institution of Oriental Canon Law
2015
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Iustitia
Year: 2015, Volume: 6, Pages: 47-71 |
| IxTheo Classification: | SB Catholic Church law |
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B Priest B Klerikerrecht B Priestly training |
| Summary: | "This I ask you: be shepherds, with the 'odour of the sheep', make it real, as shepherds among your flock, fishers of men," exhorted Pope Francis. In the Church, this call to be shepherds of the people of God is renewed in every sacerdotal ordination. Based on the terms found in the (Latin & Oriental) Codes of canon law, such as pascerer, pastor and pastoralis/ pastorale, this article presents some canonical considerations on the identity, formation, and ministry of priests as "pastors" or "shepherds" in the Church. |
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| ISSN: | 2248-9789 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Iustitia
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