Elementul mirean în Biserica Ortodoxă în gândirea Pr. Prof. Liviu Stan
The Laic Element in the Orthodox Church in the Thinking of Rev. Prof. Liviu Stan
Author(s): Calinic DrăghiciSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Facultatea de Teologie Ortodoxă Alba Iulia
Keywords: Church; priesthood; sacrament; lay
Summary/Abstract: The laity are the second constituent element of the Church, the second essential element that is included in the Church composion, and without it the Church could not exist. The laity have a general priesthood, because as members of the mystical body of Christ, they are a priestly state. However this should not be confused with the special priesthood of ordinary ministers’s sacramental power. In the Church, says Father Liviu Stan, all its constituent elements are called to merge.
Journal: Altarul Reîntregirii
- Issue Year: XIX/2014
- Issue No: Suppl_2
- Page Range: 533-542
- Page Count: 10
- Language: Romanian