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1544 Everything that the priesthood of the Old Covenant prefigured finds its fulfillment in Christ Jesus, the "one mediator between God and men." ¹⁵ The Christian tradition considers Melchizedek, "priest of God Most High," as a prefiguration of the priesthood of Christ, the unique "high priest after the order of Melchizedek"; ¹⁶ "holy, blameless, unstained," ¹⁷ "by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are sanctified," ¹⁸ that is, by the unique sacrifice of the cross.

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II. THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS IN THE ECONOMY OF SALVATION

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15 I Tim 2:5.

16 Heb 5:10; cf. 6:20; Gen 14:18.

17 Heb 7:26.

18 Heb 10:14.

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