The Authority of the Church
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- The Authority of the Church
- Basic history of the Church
- Jesus gave the Apostles the authority to lead the Church.
- The Apostles passed on their authority to new leaders (bishops).
- This transmision of authority continued down the centuries.
- This became known as the Apostolic Succession.
- This transmision of authority continued down the centuries.
- The Apostles passed on their authority to new leaders (bishops).
- In Western Europe, the Pope (Bishop of Rome) was the leader of the Church, thus everyone had to obey him.
- In the 16th century, many Protestants rebelled against the Pope's authority.
- They became known as Protestants
- In the 16th century, many Protestants rebelled against the Pope's authority.
- By the 16th century, there were 2 main Christian traditions in Western Europe:
- Catholic Church, led by the Pope,
- Protestant Church, which consists of many different denominations.
- One of the key areas of disagreement between the traditions related to the authority given to the Bible and the authority given to the Church.
- Jesus gave the Apostles the authority to lead the Church.
- Outline of the two different views of the authoirty of the Bible and Church
- Protestant view
- Sola Scriptura
- The Bible alone has authority.
- Believers interpret what it says to them in their situation through prayer and in the light of their conscience.
- Sola Scriptura
- Catholic view
- Bible and Tradition are equal in status.
- The Magisterium (teaching authority of the Church) is the guardian and interpreter of both the Bible and Tradition.
- Protestant view
- Basic history of the Church
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