And that makes it so simple because the scripture contends that it is NOT at all the same in the the New Covenant...By what authority do you oppose the scriptures???
The veil was ripped in two...Access to the Holy of Holies is not only available to all Christians but it is encouraged amongst Christians (by God) WITHOUT the benefit of a priest...
We are not at odds over the etymology of the term priest and agree that it is derived from the Greek presbuteros, not hiereus
Who agrees??? Presbuteros is Elder...Hiereus is Priest...
The German word priester also has its origin from the Greek word for “elder.”
That proves absolutely nothing, even if it is true...
Catholics do not oppose Scripture. We simply do not accept that all of the revealed Word is contained within Scripture and therefore do not have to artificially inflate, conflate, stretch, misinterpret and distort their meanings in a vain attempt to make them accomplish what they were never intended to do.