The private life and everyday life of clergymen have always been the subject of controversy and discussion. The community, closed from the outside world, lives according to its own way of life, dictated by the dogmas of faith. What are the realities of the daily life of a modern priest?
Instructions
Step 1
The path to the priestly ministry begins with training in seminary. For admission, the applicant must go through a fairly strict selection, including testing the knowledge and spiritual qualities of the applicant. Single or first-married men aged 18-35 are allowed to study at the seminary. After graduating from the seminary, the future priest is assigned to the place of service; in this case, the graduate of the seminary does not have the right to choose.
Step 2
By the time he is ordained, the future priest must make a decision: take monasticism or marry. The priest will not be able to change this decision. If a priest does not marry before accepting ordination, then he takes a vow of celibacy.
There is one more restriction on marriage for future clergymen - they are forbidden to marry divorced or widowed women, women with children. The marriage of a priest can only be one, in the event of the death of his wife, the priest takes monastic vows.
Step 3
In the families of priests, there is a strict prohibition on what in the modern world is called family planning, so families are usually large: there will be as many children as God sent.
Step 4
The everyday life of the families of priests is not much different from the everyday life of the laity, with the difference that it is unacceptable for a priest and his family to violate the rules and requirements of religion in everyday life: the wife of a priest cannot wear provocative clothes, use bright makeup, should not be present in the house items that are contrary to Christian norms.
Step 5
The standard of living of the family of a clergyman mainly depends on how secure the parish is. Since the salary of a priest is minimal, and the income depends entirely on donations from the parishioners, it is quite understandable that the standard of living of priests in urban wealthy parishes is higher than in rural areas or poor parishes. The living conditions of a priest are far from perfect, but this does not stop those who have chosen this way of serving people.
Step 6
The working day of the priest is not standardized, at any time he can be summoned to the parishioners, there is also no special talk about other social guarantees. Not every priest even has an official registration for labor, which means that not everyone can count on a pension from the state. Most priests do not have the opportunity to acquire their own housing, because at any time they can be sent to a new parish on the other side of the country.
