"(157) The present situation is heavily marked by religious indifference, by a widespread mistrust regarding the real capacity of reason lo reach objective and universal truth, and by fresh problems and questions brought up by scientific and technological discoveries. It strongly demands a high level of intellectual formation, such as will enable priests to proclaim, in a context like this, the changeless Gospel of Christ and to make it credible to the legitimate demands of human reason.
En réalité, par l'étude, surtout de la théologie, le futur prêtre adhère à la Parole de Dieu, grandit dans la vie spirituelle et se dispose à accomplir le ministère pastoral.