priestly

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Of the five main caste groups, Brahmins, known as the priestly caste, are at the top of the hierarchy, while Dalits, formerly known as “untouchables,” are at the bottom.

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The diocese said his public priestly faculties are suspended as of Tuesday and he is not being transferred to another parish.

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The consequences for Hood went beyond his own baptism and other sacraments, including priestly ordination.

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Because the baptism was invalid, so was the 2017 priestly ordination of the Rev. Matthew Hood, who discovered the wrong words while watching a video of his childhood baptism, the archdiocese said.

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One of the speakers, theologian Michelina Tenace, told a Vatican press conference that the abuse scandals were evidence the whole process of discerning priestly vocations and training seminarians must be rethought.

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