Christian History: The Council Of Trent in full: Session XXIII (23)




  • The Council of Trent affirmed the priesthood’s divine origin and established a hierarchy within the Church.
  • Sacred ordination is defined as a true sacrament that confers grace and can only be performed by bishops.
  • Specific canons were established to condemn errors regarding priesthood, ordination, and ecclesiastical authority.
  • Regulations on marriage and seminary education were introduced to ensure adherence to Church teachings and improve clergy training.

Session 23: THE TRUE AND CATHOLIC DOCTRINE, TOUCHING THE SACRAMENT OF ORDER, DECREED AND PUBLISHED BY THE HOLY SYNOD OF TRENT, IN THE SEVENTH SESSION, IN CONDEMNATION OF THE ERRORS OF OUR TIME DOCTRINE & CANONS Being the seventh under the Sovereign Pontiff, Pius IV., celebrated on the fifteenth day of July, MDLXIII. CHAPTER I. On the institution of the Priesthood of the New Law. Sacrifice and priesthood are, by the ordinance of God, in such wise conjoined, as that…

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