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Offline TKGS

Re: How Do I Become a Priest?
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2022, 08:45:29 PM »
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Online Ladislaus

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Re: How Do I Become a Priest?
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2022, 08:52:46 PM »
Quote from: TKGS on May 05, 2022, 08:45:29 PM
https://www.materdeiseminary.org/do-i-have-a-vocation/

I'm not a fan of using St. John Vianney as an example of "you don't have to be all that smart".  About 10% of today's Trad priests could have passed the rigorous seminary training he had to undergo.  Above-average intellectual capacity is definitely a must.

And the need for strong intellect is all the more important these days than perhaps in pre-Vatican II times.  This requirement is out of charity ... for the priests and the souls who will be guided by him.  If he doesn't have a very strong grasp of moral and dogmatic theology, he would be responsible for any harm he does.

I object very much to this idea of that you just have to be "pious" or "devout" in order to be a good priest, especially when sometimes piety masks the fact that the spirituality at the level of the intellect and the will don't run very deep.  Pull the plug on the emotional inclinations and what's left is what contributes to the makeup of a priest.
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Offline epiphany

Re: How Do I Become a Priest?
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2022, 09:34:37 PM »
Quote from: Ladislaus on May 05, 2022, 08:52:46 PM
I'm not a fan of using St. John Vianney as an example of "you don't have to be all that smart".  About 10% of today's Trad priests could have passed the rigorous seminary training he had to undergo.  Above-average intellectual capacity is definitely a must.

And the need for strong intellect is all the more important these days than perhaps in pre-Vatican II times.  This requirement is out of charity ... for the priests and the souls who will be guided by him.  If he doesn't have a very strong grasp of moral and dogmatic theology, he would be responsible for any harm he does.

I object very much to this idea of that you just have to be "pious" or "devout" in order to be a good priest, especially when sometimes piety masks the fact that the spirituality at the level of the intellect and the will don't run very deep.  Pull the plug on the emotional inclinations and what's left is what contributes to the makeup of a priest.
I disagree.
All he needs is Faith.  God will provide the rest.
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Offline trento

Re: How Do I Become a Priest?
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2022, 11:11:19 PM »
Quote from: Ladislaus on May 05, 2022, 08:52:46 PM
I'm not a fan of using St. John Vianney as an example of "you don't have to be all that smart".  About 10% of today's Trad priests could have passed the rigorous seminary training he had to undergo.  Above-average intellectual capacity is definitely a must.

And the need for strong intellect is all the more important these days than perhaps in pre-Vatican II times.  This requirement is out of charity ... for the priests and the souls who will be guided by him.  If he doesn't have a very strong grasp of moral and dogmatic theology, he would be responsible for any harm he does.

I object very much to this idea of that you just have to be "pious" or "devout" in order to be a good priest, especially when sometimes piety masks the fact that the spirituality at the level of the intellect and the will don't run very deep.  Pull the plug on the emotional inclinations and what's left is what contributes to the makeup of a priest.
I agree with Ladislaus. I've seen examples of those not completing seminary due to what I call as "spiritual immaturity" hiding under the cloak of piety. Of course I don't discount the fact that some of these problems are not unmasked until much later perhaps even after ordination.  It's one of the main reasons why you can have 25-30 entering seminary every year but after about 6-7 years only 4-5 gets ordained each year.
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Offline gladius_veritatis

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Re: How Do I Become a Priest?
« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2022, 01:10:26 AM »
Quote from: epiphany on May 05, 2022, 09:34:37 PM
I disagree.  All he needs is Faith.  God will provide the rest.

What YOU think is irrelevant.  Holy Church has made it unmistakably clear that a man needs a great deal more.  If God did not provide the necessary natural equipment by the normal means, He has demonstrated His will in the matter.
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