The 'Common
Priesthood of the Faithful' refers to the 'priesthood of the laity' which is
referred to in various passages of Holy Scripture (e.g. 1 Pt. 2, Rv. 1,5,20).
This 'universal priesthood' should not be confused with the ministerial
priesthood, which confers special powers and duties upon those ordained. While
all the faithful share in the 'common priesthood', not all the faithful share in
the ministerial priesthood. As in the Old Testament [e.g. where God spoke to
Moses: "You shall be to me a kingdom of priests, a holy nation. That is what you
must tell the Israelites" (Ex. 19:6)], different classes of the priesthood
exist, including a 'general priesthood' of followers who can offer prayers,
thanksgiving, and other 'spiritual sacrifices' to God.
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