David A. Bednar

Receiving the authority of the priesthood by the laying on of hands is an important beginning, but it is not enough. Ordination confers authority, but righteousness is required to act with power as we strive to lift souls, to teach and testify, to bless and counsel, and to advance the work of salvation.

American Clergyman

Ann Widdecombe

I left the Church of England because there was a huge bundle of straw. The ordination of women was the last straw, but it was only one of many. For years I had been disillusioned by the Church of England's compromising on everything. The Catholic Church doesn't care if something is unpopular.

British Politician

Sheri L. Dew

Motherhood is not what was left over after our Father blessed His sons with priesthood ordination. It was the most ennobling endowment He could give His daughters, a sacred trust that gave women an unparalleled role in helping His children keep their second estate.

American Author

Peter Jurasik

At the end of four years' time, at graduation, we were down to 12. At our reunion that we had several years ago, only 1 out of the 52 actually made it to ordination and priesthood. So there you go, there's your numbers.

American Actor

George Carey

I think in my own country, at the way we've seen through the ordination of women to the priesthood, which I'm delighted about, and that will move on to another level before very long.

English Clergyman

Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor

Since by the ordination of God I both am called and am Emperor of the Romans, in nothing but name shall I appear to be ruler if the control of the Roman city be wrested from my hands.

German Royalty

Pope Benedict XVI

The fact that the church is convinced of not having the right to confer priestly ordination on women is now considered by some as irreconcilable with the European Constitution.

German Clergyman

Thomas Keneally

So I was very close to ordination. I was delighted to be ordained a deacon, which is the last step between, before becoming a priest. But then it all fell apart.

Australian Novelist

Al Sharpton

My ordination in the Church of God in Christ was at age 9, and I later became a Baptist minister, which I am today.

American Activist

Friedrich Schiller

Full of wisdom are the ordinations of fate.

German Dramatist

Refers to special ceremonies in Christian churches involving religious authority.

Religious events

Marks an important step in the career of religious leaders, like becoming a priest or minister.

Career milestone

Involves specific rituals or customs that may differ across various Christian denominations.

Ritual significance

Commonly used in research to describe organizing data or results systematically.

Academic use

Implies a thoughtful, planned arrangement, not random or haphazard.

Systematic process

The way elements are ordered can affect interpretations or outcomes.

Importance of order

 you have a higher probability of encountering a potential pathogen, or germ, than if you're outdoors. So to understand why this was the case, we took our data and put it into an ordination diagram, which is a statistical map