States of Christian Life and Vocation, According to the Doctors and Theologians of the Church/Part 1/Section 2/ARTICLE II. The State of Perfection in Practice.

Part 1, Section 2, ARTICLE II. The State of Perfection in Practice.

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ARTICLE II. The State of Perfection in Practice.[edit]

We have to solve here the three following questions:

1. Is episcopacy the most perfect of the states of the Christian life ?

2. Is the state of priests having charge of souls more perfect than the religious state ?

3. What are the marks and conditions of a vocation to the priesthood ?

St. Thomas, St. Liguori, and Suarez will furnish us answers to these questions.