Catholic Priest: East and West
Although the Catholic Church is frequently referred to as the "Roman Catholic Church" it encompasses not only the Latin (i.e. the Western Church) but also twenty-two Eastern Churches (sui iuris). Thus, the disciplines, liturgical practices and ordering of the Catholic priesthood inevitably vary to some extent among the particular Churches which make up the Universal Church.
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