No priests (whatever denomination) can claim to be doing (present tense) the done/finished (past tense) work of Jesus. Jesus is seated at the right hand of God in heaven. He is not ministering at an altar anywhere. How can they claim to be representing Jesus when they are not doing what He’s doing?
There is no tense when speaking of Christ’s actions
Christ lives in karios time
You live in chronos time
And fortunately never the twain shall meet
AMDG
Close but no.
Jesus choose to come into the time frame we occupy, but only for a short time.
God lives outside of time.
God has existed forever—which includes Jesus and the Holy Spirit—and before the solar system, with earth, were created there was no time factor.
Those of us that are assured of salvation actually live in the Kingdom of God even though our bodies are here on earth.
14 I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world.To surround Jesus (I am assuming that is who you mean by Christ) with a time/space continuum wont fly.
15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.
16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.
17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.
18 As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world.
19 For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.
---Jesus praying for us John 17:14-19