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| ==Criticism==
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| Critics claim that only Jesus held the priesthood, and that such priesthood was not 'transferable' to members of the Church.
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| ===Source(s) of the Criticism===
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| ==Response==
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| One of the things that people who are opposed to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints criticize us for is our belief in the Priesthood. Latter-day Saints believe the Priesthood is the authority God has given man to perform the ordinances (e.g. baptism, sacrament, sealing, etc.) that Jesus has declared to be necessary, in order that the atonement may have full effect in our lives.
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| Our critics oppose the Priesthood, claiming it does not exist among mortals, as Jesus Christ is the only one with the Priesthood. Unfortunately for them, the Bible contradicts them.
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| It is understandable that creedal Christians desperately need the priesthood, as understood by Latter-day Saints, to be non-existent today. The whole idea of authority, direct from God, being necessary for the saving ordinances of mankind, completely undermines and destroys the traditionally accepted doctrine that one is "saved by faith alone." It also completely destroys their own claims to authority, since they are the result of a break-off from the Roman Catholic faith.
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| If the Catholics did not have the priesthood authority, then the Protestants cannot have taken it with them. Hence, they are anxious to claim a "priesthood of all believers," or claim priesthood isn't needed at all.
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| ==Conclusion==
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| ==Further reading==
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| ===FAIR wiki articles===
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| {{ApostasyWiki}}
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| {{PriesthoodWiki}}
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| ===FAIR web site===
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| {{ApostasyFAIR}}
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| {{PriesthoodFAIR}}
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| ===External links===
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| {{ApostasyLinks}}
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| {{PriesthoodLinks}}
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| ===Printed material===
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| {{ApostasyPrint}}
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| {{PriesthoodPrint}}
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