Editing Presbyterorum Ordinis (section)

==History==
Agitation among the Council Fathers for a separate and distinct conciliar decree on the priesthood began in the second session of the council (1963), in the course of the discussions about the drafts concerning the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (''[[Lumen gentium]]'').<ref>[http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/presbyterorum-ordinis Bruskewitz, Fabian. "Priesthood Is the 'Nerve Center of the Church’s Whole Life and Mission'", ''National Catholic Reporter'', October 27, 2015]</ref> ''Presbyterorum ordinis'' has come to be one of the defining documents on the role and duties of the priesthood in the modern era.<ref>[https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/publications/presbyterorum-ordinis-the-ministry-and-life-of-priests "''Presbyterorum Ordinis''", Berkley Center, Georgetown University]</ref>