text: Bro, I should add that you can see the Vatican's reliance on 2 Co 2:10 for "in persona Christi" (in the person of Christ) and the historical development of that through Aquinas in Vatican Catechism #1548. But now, instead of relying on the Vulgate, the NAB/NABRE on the Vatican and US Bishops' websites has a different translation -- "in the presence of Christ" -- not "in the person of." I was not able to find any mention of "in the person of" in the Baltimore Catechism, so I will guess the recent supposedly 'traditional' emphasis on 'in persona' is ironically mostly from Vatican II documents which have it. Just a fad that happens to result in clericalism and discrimination against women. Particularly with "in persona Christi Capitis" -- meaning Christ the Head (who is Jesus, a male). As members of the Christ, women image it. The Eucharist is a remembrance, not a reenactment. Jesus was the 'one and only' sacrifice per Hebrews, and the priest does not become a Jesus and get sacrificed.