“When we speak of Christ’s priesthood, what else do we mean than his incarnation?”
Fugentius of Ruspe, a learned bishop from 5th century Africa, touches on a truth we easily forget. Christ is a priest because he became flesh and part of creation, which he then represents before the Creator.
He does not represent creation from a distance, untouched by it, or partially, hesitantly, protected, but he became fully one with it, emptying himself and taking the form of a slave. “He humbled himself even accepting death.”
Being a priest, therefore, is not to become a person apart, but someone incarnate. That’s true for all those baptized into Christ and share in his priesthood, as well as those ordained for a ministry in the church.
“The living, the living give you thanks, as I do today.”
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I like that! Taking the words and moving them around a bit: I share in the priesthood of Christ and am touched by and one with creation. I’ve recently read Cuenot’s biography of Teilhard de Chardin. I’ve felt an attraction to him for years not feeling I’ve grasped what he thought. Intuitively I’m feeling that de Chardin would have been willing to say what I’ve taken from your post. It’s interesting, because he so physically immersed himself in creation through his studies.
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