“The priesthood is indeed exercised on earth, but it belongs to the order of heavenly things. Therefore its weight cannot be measured by human standards.
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“Here you received the first degree of the priesthood. Not to be served, but to serve; not to seek human glory, but to shepherd the spiritual flock of the Church of Christ,
“Here you received the first degree of Holy Orders. Not to be served, but to seek human glory, but to shepherd the spiritual flock of Christ’s Church.
“So we are still bound to be law-abiding citizens even though we know the earthly order is temporary?
“supreme gift of the priesthood
“in the Church everyone – from the highest hierarchical ministry to the layperson – is united by the love of Christ, and that each person is a bearer of the grace of the Holy Spirit, which does not dwell in a person automatically but is given in response to a pious life.