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Snarf Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Church

When referring to a Catholic priest or bishop, you can refer to him as a "Church elder" with "Church" capitalized, right? When I look up "church" in the dictionary, it capitalizes it for when referring to the clergy and Christians collectively.

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Hi, I don''t think Catholic Bishops and Priests are ever referred to as Elders. I think of 'Elders' as senior members of a local congregation, often involved in local religious administration. However, I don't think the Catholic church involves Elders at all.

— Clive

  • Hi, I don''t think Catholic Bishops and Priests are ever referred to as Elders.
  • I think of 'Elders' as senior members of a local congregation, often involved in local religious administration.
  • However, I don't think the Catholic church involves Elders at all.
  • Clive
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Hi,

I don''t think Catholic Bishops and Priests are ever referred to as Elders.

I think of 'Elders' as senior members of a local congregation, often involved in local religious administration. However, I don't think the Catholic church involves Elders at all.

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Well, one of the definitions of the word "elder" is a person higher in rank than oneself, so I don't think a member of the lay referring to a Catholic priest as a Church elder would be technically wrong in doing so, given that's what the priest is in relation to him. Another definition is "a superior," so, in the context of the Church, that's what the priest or bishop would be in relation to a mer
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Hi,

I've told you my opinion.Emotion: smile

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All right. I'll leave you with this from Wiki:

An elder in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity is a person valued for his http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisdom who accordingly holds a particular position of respo
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