[holden]

It would have to be intentional to miss--as does the article--1 Pet 2:9:

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

Call that the "priesthood of all believers."

Why would one want colorful, ordained vestments when yours is heaven is white, suitable for the royal banquet?

HF

[Salvation]

1 Peter was written around 70-90 AD -- there was only the Catholic Church founded by Christ on the Apostles at that time.

I believe you might be using Your Own Personal Interpretation of Scripture -- YOPIOS

[Salvation]

The Mass isn’t about the celebrant; it’s about God. Different colors mean different things.

[defconw]

Vestments are often made by parishioners and or family. The colors of the garments correspond to the liturgical season or to a specific Mass.

Modern people tend to forget that the Catholic Church having been around since Jesus as indeed founded by Jesus used symbols and symbolic language. Sometimes it was used to keep from being persecuted. But most of the ancient world did not read or write and symbols were used such as colors so people knew what season we were in or what Mass was being said. We keep these out of tradition.

[eastsider]

All Catholics belong to the preisthood of the faithful by virtue of the sacrament of baptism. The ministerial priesthood is reserved to those Catholic men who have received the sacrament of Holy Orders. Ministerial priests never cease to belong to the priesthood of the faithful.

[Campion]

1 Pt 2:9 is paraphasing Ex 19:6, which didn’t seem to prohibit a distinct, ordained priesthood in Judaism.

[Arthur McGowan]

Your argument is that that ONE passage in 1 Peter means that all those OTHER passages of the New Testament don’t exist.

That’s interesting.