“There is a kind of thinking in the Church that wants to reduce the priest to a mere functionary, a managing director, where administration rather than doctrine and worship are to determine the form of the Church.” ThinkingWantKindFormChurchDirectorsWorshipMereDetermineDoctrineAdministrationPriests Author:Arthur Middleton
“The priest is Christ's slave, and Christ himself took the form of a slave and became obedient to death. So the priest in serving human needs lives a Godward life, possessed by God and witnessing that only when lives are utterly possessed by God do they find their true freedom.” NeedsHumansFormChristSlavePriestsServingPossessedObedientHuman NeedsTrue Freedom Author:Arthur Middleton
“Priesthood is not a convenient, historically conditioned form of Church organisation, but is rooted in the Incarnation, in the priesthood and mission of Christ himself.” FormChristChurchMissionsRootedConvenientIncarnationOrganisationPriesthood Author:Arthur Middleton
