There were also provisions for numbers of children in a family and years of pastoral experience.

He was open and eager to listen to their pastoral experiences and offer them positive strokes.

Yet his lack of pastoral experience was seen as a hindrance.

Unlike his childhood, hers was filled with pastoral experiences.

What will happen to this mix of theological seriousness and pastoral experience when he returns to Rome is anyone's guess.

"I don't want these meetings to be anything but pastoral experiences," he said, "not a circuslike atmosphere."

Pius was also the first pope for many generations to have had pastoral experience as an ordinary priest.

Full-time faculty usually have both pastoral experience and post-graduate degrees.

The staff there help the students reflect on his pastoral experiences both individually and with others.

- This was the author's first published book, reflecting his pastoral experience with young people.