PRIESTS
(See also Clergy; High Priest; Jesuits [Roman Catholic Order]; Levites)
Anglican:
Bible’s moral standards termed old-fashioned: w90 5/15 30
commends Witnesses: g95 1/8 31
homosexuality among: w89 2/15 18
motion to require clergy morality rejected: w88 10/15 21
support of priest dismissed for denying God, Jesus, and Bible: g95 2/22 28
title “Father”: w89 3/1 6
women: g95 3/8 28; g95 7/22 20; g93 8/22 19; g93 9/8 9
anointed Christians: it-1 1117, 1134; it-2 687-688; w11 9/15 12; re 291; w96 7/1 16; g93 10/8 27; si 30
24 elders: re 76-77, 79, 85-88
earthly courtyards of spiritual temple: re 64
“kingdom and priests to our God” (Re 5:10): re 87-88
lessons from Ezekiel’s visionary temple (Eze 40-48): rr 158; w07 8/1 10; w99 3/1 12-16, 20
“priests of Jehovah” (Isa 61:6): ip-2 328-329; w95 7/1 23-24
responsibilities toward mankind: it-2 606
“royal priesthood” (1Pe 2:9): w12 1/15 26-30; w02 8/1 13; w98 2/1 17; w95 7/1 18-19; si 252-253; w89 2/1 18-19
“standing by the glassy sea” (Re 15:2): it-2 426; re 216-217
who benefit from: it-1 1117
Armenian (Oriental Orthodox):
conflict with Greek Orthodox priests over cleaning Church of the Nativity: g87 11/8 29-30
Witnesses respond mildly to physical attack: ijwex article 6
Baal priests:
dance around altar: it-1 575
Babylon (ancient): rs 50-51
temple prostitutes: w89 4/15 3
Bible times: it-2 682-689
Bible view: nwt 1708; g93 10/8 26-27
function: nwt 1708; g93 10/8 27
Buddhist:
lack in Japan: w90 9/15 29
manual on Zen priesthood (Japan): g94 1/8 28-29
Catholic:
accept literature on plane: w91 9/1 28; w90 11/15 19
accepts two books from nine-year-old: yb90 50
accept truth: g 2/15 12-13; yb97 174-175; yb93 50-51; g93 9/8 20-24
accuser of Witnesses sentenced for drug smuggling: g89 7/8 25
ad for recruiting: g87 2/8 29
alcoholism (Italy): g90 4/22 28
anti-Witness stickers (Italy): jv 512; w90 1/1 26; w87 5/1 21
applauds Hitler’s opposition to Witnesses (1938): re 40; jv 659-660
ask to use grape juice in Mass (Friuli, Italy): g90 4/22 28
aspirant accepts truth: yb15 170-171
average age: g90 7/22 28; g88 7/22 29
Bible knowledge: g04 7/8 28-29
bullfighting priest: g92 2/22 29
celibacy: g99 9/22 28; w96 7/1 6-7; w96 10/15 15; g96 2/22 28; g95 11/8 29; g91 3/8 28; g91 10/22 28; w90 12/15 21; rs 42-43; g88 3/8 26; w87 11/15 10
celibacy (surveys): g 6/13 3; g90 7/22 28; g88 3/8 25
child abuse (sexual): g 3/11 29; g05 1/8 29; g05 12/8 29; g04 11/22 29; w01 7/15 21-22; w97 5/1 6-7; g97 4/8 13-14; g95 4/22 6; g93 4/8 31; g92 8/22 28; g91 8/22 29; w90 12/15 21; g90 9/8 29; g90 11/8 31; g90 12/8 31; w89 4/15 8; g89 1/22 10-11; g89 11/8 28
children of: g96 4/8 7
claim of being authorized to forgive sins: w91 3/15 3-7
comforts mother whose daughter became a Witness: g89 7/8 29
comments on Christmas, birthday celebrations, and Witnesses: g93 12/22 18
comments on parishioner’s becoming Witness: w04 8/1 6-7
confession to: ijwbq article 99
corruption: g92 12/8 31
corruption (16th century): sh 308-309
Coughlin (Charles) attempts to break up Witness convention (New York, 1939): w95 12/1 21-22
court convicts of libel against Witnesses (Italy): w98 8/15 31
Creation book recommended by: yb89 252
decrease in number: g 10/10 13; g 6/09 25; g04 11/8 29; w03 4/15 4; g01 4/22 29; g01 7/8 29; g99 9/22 28-29; g96 2/22 28; g96 10/8 29; g95 10/22 28; g93 2/8 28; g91 3/8 28; g90 2/22 29; g90 3/8 10-11; g88 8/22 27, 29; g88 11/8 5-6; tp 82; g86 7/8 30
discussion with Witnesses heard over loudspeaker: yb90 90-92
disrupts public meeting: yb95 134
elevated position: yb02 93
fails to recover parishioner: yb93 246-247
favorably impressed by Bible truths: w86 5/15 30
former aspirant accepts truth: w13 5/1 8-9
former priest attends Memorial: km 1/08 5
homosexuality: w10 3/15 30; w90 12/15 21; g90 3/22 29; g90 7/8 29; g89 1/22 9-11; w87 11/1 15; g87 6/22 31; w86 1/1 12
homosexuality justified by: w89 10/15 29; g89 9/8 12
house-to-house preaching urged: w91 1/15 10; g91 3/22 28
imported into Europe: g01 4/22 29
Jesuit’s comments regarding December 25: w86 12/15 26
lose in doctrinal discussions in school: yb93 50-51
loses court case when unable to prove purgatory: jv 682
married priests: g91 4/22 29; g86 4/8 29
martyr in Nazi Germany: g93 5/8 4
mobs incited against Witnesses: w16.02 32; w14 9/1 11; w09 3/15 4; yb09 243, 246; w07 6/1 19; yb98 224-225, 228-231; yb96 202, 229-230; yb95 207-208, 219-220; jv 474, 542-543; g93 5/8 11; yb90 106-107; yb89 86, 211-218, 220-223, 229-230; yb88 82-84, 98-99, 106-107, 227-229
number worldwide: w16.05 11; g88 7/22 29
organizes prayers against Witnesses: yb90 52
persecution of Witnesses: yb13 124
polygamists in African bush: g96 4/22 21
press criticizes persecution of Witnesses: yb89 213-214, 217-218
quitting: g88 2/8 13
rebel priest responds favorably to truth: yb89 236-237
sex-change operation: g88 3/8 30
sexual abuse by: g94 1/8 28; g94 5/22 28
sexual immorality: w10 3/15 30; w97 5/1 3; g94 1/8 28; g94 5/22 28; g92 5/8 26; w90 12/15 21; sh 308; g90 12/8 31
stealing by poor justified: w89 12/15 29
student for priesthood accepts truth: w88 12/1 7
traditionalists break away from Vatican: g90 6/22 4-5
viewed as unhappy (France): g00 6/8 29
visits branch after witness by youth: yb92 55-56
war involvement: w96 7/1 5
Witness convention praised by: yb92 19-20, 23
Witnesses accused of being terrorists: w89 3/1 3
Witnesses commended by: w01 1/15 11; w92 6/1 19; w91 9/15 26; w86 11/1 15
Witnesses opposed by: yb97 81, 233; jv 656-660; w91 9/15 25-27; yb90 110-111; yb89 225-227; w88 11/15 28-29; yb87 94-95, 151; w86 12/1 21
Witnesses recommended by: w90 4/1 23
Witnesses recommended to Buddhist: w92 9/1 23
Witness expansion decried by (Rome): g89 6/22 29; g89 12/8 28
Witness unity commended: yb93 43
women still debarred: g95 3/8 28; g88 8/22 27
would not encourage priesthood: w87 10/1 4
Christendom: w03 2/15 30
development of office: jv 36
origin of distinction from bishops: jv 35-36
origin of term: jv 36
Church of Sweden:
40-hour workweek: w87 10/15 21
attends public talk: yb91 153-154
host Witness speaker at seminars: yb88 56-57
Egyptian (ancient):
Israelite priests contrasted: it-2 688
magic-practicing priests: w96 1/15 24
power: it-1 96-97; it-2 506, 684, 688
prominent cities: it-2 555
Episcopal:
comment on homosexuality: w86 1/1 12
Ethiopian Orthodox:
accept truth: yb06 48-49; yb92 98-100, 128
function: it-2 682; w12 1/15 27
Greek Orthodox:
accepts truth: yb94 92
arrested for bribery and tax evasion: g88 11/22 29
assault Witnesses: w97 3/1 22
conflict with Armenian priests over cleaning Church of the Nativity: g87 11/8 29-30
encourages Witnesses: w98 9/1 29
lead mobs against Witnesses: w97 3/1 21; yb95 86-89
listens to fellow patient: g99 10/22 13
lose in discussions with Witnesses: w88 3/1 7
opposition to Witnesses: yb94 75, 83-85, 105-106; w93 9/1 28-29; w88 3/1 7; yb87 47; w86 12/1 3-7; g86 10/22 29-31
recommends Witnesses to offspring: w95 2/1 8
visit Witnesses’ studies: w87 1/1 14
Israelite: it-1 136-137; it-2 214, 683-686
after Maccabean revolt: g89 5/22 20
age qualifications: it-1 56-57; it-2 684
alcoholic beverages: it-1 22, 657, 1174; it-2 460
baldness: it-1 245-246
barefoot: it-1 217, 846-847; it-2 684, 861
before Law covenant: w22.11 23; it-2 683
blood on earlobe, thumb, and big toe (Le 8:24): it-1 665, 1208; it-2 1098, 1113; w14 11/15 9-10
breastpiece: it-1 365; w12 8/1 26
chief priests: bt 34; it-1 1109-1110; w16.06 32; wp16.1 10; nwt 1695; w06 1/15 11; w06 9/15 12
cleanness: it-1 263; it-2 685, 1171-1173; w14 11/15 8-9; w96 1/15 32; w96 7/1 9
contrast to pagan priests: it-2 684
covenants: it-1 523
dead bodies: it-2 685
divisions: it-1 23, 705; it-2 686; w05 10/1 11; w89 3/15 25
Doeg slaughters: it-1 644
eat portions of sacrifices: it-2 526-528
Egyptian priests contrasted: it-2 688
end of priesthood: it-1 214
Ezekiel’s visionary temple: rr 158; w07 8/1 10; w99 3/1 9-16, 20
festival duties: it-1 821
firstfruits used by: it-1 837
functions: it-1 9-10; it-2 685-686; g93 10/8 27
garments: mwb20.09 5; it-1 652-654, 736, 1053; it-2 684, 1094
high priest: it-1 1109-1116; wp16.1 10; nwt 1700
holiness: it-1 1128
homosexuality forbidden: g89 8/8 12
house of Aaron: it-1 9-11; it-2 817; lfb 65
if daughter becomes prostitute: it-2 685
incense offering: it-1 1153-1154; it-2 686; w06 9/1 24; w03 6/1 28-29
installation: mwb20.11 6; w19.11 23-24; it-1 9, 219, 665, 831, 1110-1111, 1207-1208; it-2 361, 683; si 27, 295
Joel’s day: w98 5/1 10-11
judicial duties: it-2 685
kingship separate from: it-2 683
Levites: si 25
lots drawn for divisions: it-2 272
loyalty: it-2 686
Malachi’s day: w02 5/1 14-15; si 173-174; w87 12/1 19
material support: it-1 502-503; it-2 50, 684, 1110; w11 9/15 8
Nadab and Abihu offer illegitimate fire: it-1 22; it-2 460; w04 5/15 22; si 27
non-Levites “strangers” to: it-1 74
obligation to uphold God’s standards: g89 9/8 12-13
organization: it-2 686
physical qualifications: it-1 245-246, 339; it-2 190, 683-684, 1088
“priesthood to time indefinite” (Ex 40:15): it-2 1102
prophetic significance (Ex 19:5, 6; 1Pe 2:9, 10; Heb 9:6, 9; 10:19-22; Re 5:10; 20:6): it-1 1134; re 76-77, 79, 85, 87; si 30
“public service” (Heb 10:11): w00 11/15 11
requirements: it-2 685
responsibilities pictorial: it-2 606
teachers of God’s law: it-1 683, 1209; it-2 1071; w02 5/1 14-16; w92 11/1 12-13
tithes: it-2 1110
trumpeters: it-2 1130
washing of feet: it-2 1171
washing of hands: it-2 1171; w96 1/15 32
“kingdom of priests” (Ex 19:5, 6): cl 193, 196-197; it-2 242, 683, 687-688; w12 1/15 27-29; jr 175-176; re 87-88; w98 2/1 10-11, 17; w95 7/1 15-19; g90 7/8 12; w89 2/1 13, 18-19
origin: g93 10/8 26
pagan: it-2 688-689
“magic-practicing priests”: it-2 293-294
patriarchal society: it-1 136; it-2 682-683
Melchizedek: it-1 136, 1113; it-2 366-367, 683; si 245
“Poor Priests” (Lollards): sh 310-311
Russian Orthodox:
admits Witnesses have truth: yb08 10
allowed to run for political office: g 1/12 20
blessings sold: g95 3/8 29
Shinto:
accepts truth: w11 7/1 12-14; yb98 102-103
blesses jumbo jet: g89 8/8 29
Taoist: sh 173-174
unauthorized priesthoods condemned: it-2 689