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Why is Christ the priest in the Liturgy? What does it mean that the priest acts in persona Christi capitis?
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Why is Christ the priest in the Liturgy?

What does it mean that the priest acts in persona Christi capitis?

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In persona Christi is a Latin phrase meaning "in the person of Christ", an important concept in Roman Catholicism and, in varying degrees, to other Christian traditions. A priest is In persona Christi, because he acts as Christ and as God.

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