In conclusion, we may mention the main pastoral problems which arise at the present day with regard to the priesthood and its future in the Church. What will be the image of the priest? As E. Schillebeeckx says, we do not contemplate the future, we fashion it. Right practice in a sincere fellowship of faith is the best guarantee of future orthodoxy. Hence it is the task of all of us, together, to construct the future image of the priest.

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