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X-WR-CALDESC:<i>Any abbot of a male monastery who asks to have a priest or 
 deacon ordained should choose from his monks one worthy to exercise the pr
 iesthood. the monk so ordained must be on guard against conceit or pride\,
  must not presume to do anything except what the abbot commands him\, and 
 must recognize that now he will have to subject himself all the more to th
 e discipline of the rule. Just because he is a priest\, he may not therefo
 re forget the obedience and discipline of the rule\, but must make more an
 d more progress toward God.\n\nHe will always take the place that correspo
 nds to the date of his entry into the monastery\, except in his duties at 
 the altar\, or unless the whole community chooses and the abbot wishes to 
 give him a higher place for the goodness of his life. Yet\, he must know h
 ow to keep the rule established for deans and priors\; should he presume t
 o act otherwise\, he must be regarded as a rebel\, not as a priest. If aft
 er many warnings he does not improve\, let the bishop too be brought in as
  a witness. Should he not amend even then\, and his faults become notoriou
 s\, he is to be dismissed from the monastery\, but only if he is so arroga
 nt that he will not submit or obey the rule.</i>\n\nIn Chapter 60 the rule
  makes it plain that monasticism\, not clericalism\, is the nature of the 
 monastic life\, that it demands an entirely different kind of formation an
 d that simply coming to the monastery is not enough to claim conversion\, 
 even for priests. It is necessary as well to become a community person who
 se sanctification hinges on being open to being shaped by the word of God 
 in the human community around us. The question in chapter 60 is\, 'Can the
  cleric take monasticism?' and the answer is 'Probably.' The question in c
 hapter 62 is\, 'Can the community take clericalism?' and the answer is 'No
 .'\n\nIn this chapter\, Benedict reminds those priests who have been ordai
 ned from the ranks of the community itself that they\, too\, are under the
  discipline of the rule and the abbot. Clearly\, they are not\, by virtue 
 of their ordination\, excused of their essential character as simple monk.
  In this chapter Benedict reminds us all to hold fast to our humanity\, to
  make it our priority and to never let what we have become obscure what we
  are. It is so easy to take on a role in life with its trappings and privi
 leges --doctor\, judge\, nun\, monk\, mother\, teacher--and to lose\, ther
 efore\, our own chance to be fully alive.
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DESCRIPTION:<i>Any abbot of a male monastery who asks to have a priest or d
 eacon ordained should choose from his monks one worthy to exercise the pri
 esthood. the monk so ordained must be on guard against conceit or pride\, 
 must not presume to do anything except what the abbot commands him\, and m
 ust recognize that now he will have to subject himself all the more to the
  discipline of the rule. Just because he is a priest\, he may not therefor
 e forget the obedience and discipline of the rule\, but must make more and
  more progress toward God.\n\nHe will always take the place that correspon
 ds to the date of his entry into the monastery\, except in his duties at t
 he altar\, or unless the whole community chooses and the abbot wishes to g
 ive him a higher place for the goodness of his life. Yet\, he must know ho
 w to keep the rule established for deans and priors\; should he presume to
  act otherwise\, he must be regarded as a rebel\, not as a priest. If afte
 r many warnings he does not improve\, let the bishop too be brought in as 
 a witness. Should he not amend even then\, and his faults become notorious
 \, he is to be dismissed from the monastery\, but only if he is so arrogan
 t that he will not submit or obey the rule.</i>\n\nIn Chapter 60 the rule 
 makes it plain that monasticism\, not clericalism\, is the nature of the m
 onastic life\, that it demands an entirely different kind of formation and
  that simply coming to the monastery is not enough to claim conversion\, e
 ven for priests. It is necessary as well to become a community person whos
 e sanctification hinges on being open to being shaped by the word of God i
 n the human community around us. The question in chapter 60 is\, 'Can the 
 cleric take monasticism?' and the answer is 'Probably.' The question in ch
 apter 62 is\, 'Can the community take clericalism?' and the answer is 'No.
 '\n\nIn this chapter\, Benedict reminds those priests who have been ordain
 ed from the ranks of the community itself that they\, too\, are under the 
 discipline of the rule and the abbot. Clearly\, they are not\, by virtue o
 f their ordination\, excused of their essential character as simple monk. 
 In this chapter Benedict reminds us all to hold fast to our humanity\, to 
 make it our priority and to never let what we have become obscure what we 
 are. It is so easy to take on a role in life with its trappings and privil
 eges --doctor\, judge\, nun\, monk\, mother\, teacher--and to lose\, there
 fore\, our own chance to be fully alive.
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SUMMARY:The Priests of The Monastery
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