lay priest

Status: Lancea Sanctum (•+)

Vampire the Requiem - Covenant - Lancea Sanctum

Finally, lay priests (•+) are individuals who study Sanctified theology and perform minor rites for their coteries and even larger groups of vampires, but who have not been ordained by The Lancea Sanctum hierarchy. Such individuals are authorized to perform only Ecclesia, and any who presume to preside over sacraments such as the Apostolica are often punished severely by church officials. Bishops and Archbishops often choose their deacons from local lay priests, and those who demonstrate particular devotion (and occasionally personal loyalty to the bishop) are ordained as true Priests. Until a lay Priest is ordained and Anointed, he has no more religious authority over his fellows than a particularly upstanding mortal parishioner who is called upon to say grace over an evening meal.

Type

Religious

Used By

• The Lancea Sanctum