The Personal Connection Between the Pastoral Leader and the Spiritual Child on the Horizon of the Alba Iulia Seminary and the Pontificium Collegium Germanicum et Hungaricum

From the details just elaborated, we can gain insight not only into the ways and themes of the personal interactions between Győző Macalik and Alfred Erős, but also, in many cases, into the clerical profile of the revealed materials, which takes seriously the mutual possibility of forming and being formed. With this in mind, we can say that the relationship between the two persons was characterised more by collegiality, even in the early years of preparation for the priesthood, than by a relationship of subordination or superiority. This gives us a clear picture of the trust that characterised the relationship between these two great men with great knowledge and deep commitment to the sacred. Inevitably we can conclude that the superiors did not err when, decades later, they were elevated to the dignity of bishop.