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¶ 1591

In Brief
The whole Church is a Priestly people. Through Baptism all the Faithful Share in the Priesthood of Christ. This Participation is called the "common priesthood of the Faithful." Based on this common priesthood and ordered to its Service, there exists another participation in the Mission of Christ: the Ministry conferred by the Sacrament of Holy Orders, where the task is to Serve in the name and in the perSon of Christ the Head in the midst of the Community.

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