Pope: priesthood about service, not status
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VATICAN CITY -- A priest who seeks status rather than the will of God will be a slave to himself and to public opinion and will never discover how God wants to use his personal gifts and talents for the good of the Church and the world, Pope Benedict XVI said.
Being ordained a priest requires "the courage to say 'yes' to the will of another," knowing that God and the Church will not erase his individuality, but will help him become all he can be, the pope said June 20, just before ordaining 14 new priests for the Diocese of Rome, where the pope is bishop.
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