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That is fine and laudable, for that particular definition of Priest/Priestess, clergy, etc.
It is fairly common, however (in the pagan world, at any rate) to consider priestly responsibility to be towards the gods rather than towards a laity. A priest's responsibility is to serve the gods, to keep their altars, take care of their statues, etc. In a lot of paths there is no 'ministering' to the general public, no pastoral duties at all. Just the religious duty of serving the gods themselves.
This is the context in which 'everyone is their own priest' makes the most sense. I would go to others for counseling and advice in worldly matters, but rarely for religious things - for that I would go to the gods directly or to my own conscience or a co-religionist with more experience or knowledge. I would have no more interest in pagan pastoral professionals than I have in Christian ones, and that is not the image which comes to my mind when I hear about Wiccan priests etc.
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