Does the Catholic priest replace Christ or get in the way of Christ? Some non-Catholics will say that because the Church understands the priesthood of Jesus Christ in such a way that the priest's liturgical and sacramental action is referred to as 'in persona Christi', as done 'in the person of Christ', or because he is described as 'another Christ' that therefore the priest effectively masks Christ, or hides Him, or lowers Him to a mere human level, or elevates the priest beyond his level. Is this true? Listen to this 2 minute meditation for some insight into one element of the Catholic understanding of Christ's relationship to His priests. It is profoundly insightful.
Just in case the above link takes you to a different meditation, the one intended is titled, "You Will Prepare the Way", and is the meditation for December 23.
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