What Catholics Believe About the Priesthood: Scripture, Pay & Becoming a Priest
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10-Dec-2025
Join Fr. Scott Bailey, a priest in the Archdiocese of Denver, as he answers some of the Internet's most popular questions about the priesthood. Why can’t women be priests? Do priests get paid? Is the priesthood in the Bible?
Find out the answers to these and many more questions in this episode.
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00:00 Intro
00:16 What is a priest?
00:37 Is the priesthood in the Bible?
01:54 What is the role of a Catholic priest?
03:11 Why can’t women be priests?
05:11 Why do some priests look like Jedi in their cool robes and other priests don’t?
06:39 How do you become a priest?
09:44 Do Catholic priests get paid?
10:46 Why did I become a priest?
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