Somehow we come to view ourselves with our consecrated hands and priestly powers as somehow above others. There are those among the laity who put us on a pedestal, only feeding our own temptations to prides and aloofness. Clericalism and the pedestal only separate us from what it is that we are really called to be-servants to all. It does not stop among priests. It is present in many others as well.
Deacons fall into the same trap, as do the laity.
It takes form in our thinking that we are better than others or that what we do is more important or more correct. I have seen it in prayer groups who hold that their form of prayer is the true devotion and that those who are not called to it are somehow lacking. There are those who subscribe to particular devotions or spiritualities and even theological theories and insist that they have the answer for everyone and that those who do not see that are lacking in faith or in orthodoxy. I see it as well in groups and in individuals who are unwilling to accept that their ways of doing things may not always be the best way. Often this takes form in trying to control others either covertly or overtly.