Eadgar's coronation in 973 was postponed until he reached 30, the minimum canonical age for ordination to the priesthood. |
For example, the venerable Everett Ferguson writes on ordination and the authority of the congregation in the early church. |
He describes the austerities he endured on the long road to ordination and the claims he arrogated to himself as a priest. |
In acknowledgement of Fr Hughes's ordination the parish made him a presentation of a two-year-old car. |
He wants out of the hypocrisy of his ordination, but he has no place to go. |
The designation of rabbi is given when one receives rabbinical ordination, earned by passing extensive examinations on the Torah and Talmud. |