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I belong to none of these groups you mention such as Opus
Dei, etc. I simply have searched for truth which I believe is contained in its fullness in the Catholic Church. The understanding of the priesthood for me was very vague for most of my life (and I am now an old man). I needed to understand how there could be one priesthood and have the priesthood of the laity and the ministerial priesthood ESSENTIALLY different. It began to clear up for me when I began to grasp some understanding after reading Pope John Paul II "Pastores Dabo Vobis." In that he taught about the bishop and priest by virtue of their consecration are configured to Christ as
head and shepherd. It is ontological. It is why the priest can act in the very "person of Christ." Through the years
I came to understand that the priest is consecrated to preach, sanctify and govern.---So long as one stays grounded in the spirit of truth one will always be consistent.