June 4, 2011 – Catechism 880-887

The hierarchy of the Church sometimes seems so vast sometimes.  It seems like the Pope is so far above all of us.  Yet that really isn’t true.  When you think of a military hierarchy, from corporal to major to admiral to general, (and that may be completely wrong)  Here is a more detailed list.  general, lieutenant general, major general, brigadier general, colonel, major sergeant, corporal staff sergeant, private first class or something like that.  There are just so many steps from top to bottom, not counting the different degrees each one could have.  The Church is quite different. Deacon,  Priest, Bishop.  That is it.  There are different degrees within each but no where near that system that is in something like the military.