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Why do priest have to pay for schooling to become a priest?
Posted on 9/30/18 at 9:51 pm
Posted on 9/30/18 at 9:51 pm
Went to church today and priest was being ordained. He gave a little speech at the end thanking everyone and mentioned the scholarship he received. I know it obviously cost money for the schooling, housing, etc. but I got to thinking about it and wondered why it wasn’t free of charge. With organizations like the Catholic/orthodox Churches and the money they have available to them you think the church would foot the bill. Is the cost of going to school to be a priest high? Do most all of them receive a scholarship?
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Posted on 9/30/18 at 9:52 pm to al_cajun
Why do doctors have to pay for school to become doctors?
Posted on 9/30/18 at 9:56 pm to al_cajun
Because the Catholic church needs the money to pay off all the lawsuits.
Seriously, it's like anything else, there are requirements to become a priest.
Seriously, it's like anything else, there are requirements to become a priest.
Posted on 9/30/18 at 9:58 pm to al_cajun
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With organizations like the Catholic/orthodox Churches and the money they have available to them
They didn't get that way handing out money willy-nilly. Next you're going to suggest they sell all that artwork to feed the poor.
Posted on 9/30/18 at 10:01 pm to al_cajun
I'd need more information, but dioceses generally foot the bill and give a stipend (in exchange for lifelong service to the diocese).
Posted on 9/30/18 at 10:04 pm to al_cajun
Get the church to pay for your B.A. then tell them you changed your mind on the whole “priest thing”.
Probably part of the reason.
Probably part of the reason.
Posted on 9/30/18 at 10:08 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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Get the church to pay for your B.A. then tell them you changed your mind on the whole “priest thing”.
Probably part of the reason.
A lot of dioceses now require you to pay back two years of undergrad education. Still a pretty good deal if you are down to have a reeeeallly tame college experience. Strict curfew, drinking rules (even after 21). It's tough.
Posted on 9/30/18 at 10:12 pm to SwaggerCopter
Maybe this what his scholarship was. I don’t know enough about the situation or how the whole thing works that’s why I was asking.
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Posted on 9/30/18 at 10:15 pm to al_cajun
“Church” is just another word for business
Posted on 9/30/18 at 10:15 pm to SwaggerCopter
Are there more than just religious majors at these schools? Like engineering?
Posted on 9/30/18 at 11:02 pm to al_cajun
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Are there more than just religious majors at these schools? Like engineering?
Some seminaries send to very small colleges, some bigger. Usually liberal arts schools where the seminarians major in Philosophy. There are basically two different stages of seminaries. The first is College (Full four year degree for high school grads or working class without a degree-types) and pre-theology (two years for college grads entering seminary). This is where philosophy, the foundation for theology is studied. The second stage of seminary is theology (four years). So they basically call these seminaries collegiate/pre-theologate and theologate. The ones I know of in Louisiana are St. Joseph Benedictine Abbey College in St. Benedict, LA (often called St. Ben's for short), and the theologate in New Orleans called Notre Dame Seminary.
Things can be VERY different for religious priests (Jesuits, Dominicans, Benedictines, Franciscans, Norbertines, etc.) And yes, the above school is a Diocesan seminary run by Benedictine priests.
This post was edited on 9/30/18 at 11:03 pm
Posted on 10/1/18 at 4:06 am to al_cajun
Most priests think of it as a cover charge, its a small price for them to try and get laid.
A lot of priests go to undergrad.
A lot of priests go to undergrad.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 7:01 am to al_cajun
I believe that part of it is to prevent people who otherwise couldn't afford to live comfortably from entering the seminary for the reason of getting food and shelter without being really convincing in their seriousness to become a priest.
It's apparently a bit of a problem in the third world. My brother went on a mission trip in Jamaica, and there were several guys discerning brotherhood (not a priesthood) that would frequently be seen talking/flirting with girls.
It's apparently a bit of a problem in the third world. My brother went on a mission trip in Jamaica, and there were several guys discerning brotherhood (not a priesthood) that would frequently be seen talking/flirting with girls.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 7:11 am to al_cajun
Ya gots to pay the cash to get into the cult
Posted on 10/1/18 at 7:15 am to al_cajun
Should be free with a service commitment. Ironic that West Point is free but seminary school is not.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 8:22 am to LSUFanHouston
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Should be free with a service commitment. Ironic that West Point is free but seminary school is not.
You are studying to be a Priest and a lifetime commitment, not for the possibility to kill and be killed.
Posted on 10/1/18 at 8:57 am to SwaggerCopter
Very good, SwaggerCopter.
The government doesn't subsidise seminaries like it does the military.
The government doesn't subsidise seminaries like it does the military.
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