The priest, the cassock and the collar

I was shocked to hear a member of the clergy say on a television show that the young priests are wearing their cassock and their collars in the hope of getting promotions within the Church hierarchy.

Would anyone from the leaders of the Church tell us, poor faithful, if this is true?

I have always considered the cassock and the collar worn by priests as their holy uniform. Has the cassock and the collar been rendered to such earthly ambitions? Such a uniform called for as much respect as the uniform of a policeman or a soldier.

Is it true that many priests and religious persons do not wear their uniform out of humility, as we were led to believe by the speaker in this programme? What kind of humility is this? Is it learnt from the Bible? Or is it perhaps that many priests and religious persons prefer not to be identified as such, to be free to do whatever they like, without being noted by the man in the street?

Can anyone in the Church explain to us without too much beating around the bush whom should we respect?