Topic 10.2.8

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‘The Pope is the best person to decide what Christ

Yes, I agree because he is an important member of the Catholic faith because he is responsible for the Magesterium so therfore the beliefs and teachings of the Catholic Church which affects all catholics, so catholics should follow his beliefs as he is an important member of their faith.secondly, Roman Catholics believe that the pope is the successor of St. Peter the very first Pope, who was chosen by Jesus, so therefore passes on the teachings of Christ to catholics in the same way as St. Peter would have. Thirdly, the pope is the head of the Catholic Church so he has to appoint and ordain cardinals and bishops as leaders. they are extremely important to both priests and lay people, so the pope has to make critical decisions all the time, so hed have good ideas ofwhat christians should believe.

Some people may disagree because, the pope would be biast towards his own personal views, therefore meaning that he isnt helping the Christian make their decision for the greater good but just for what the pope feels himself to be correct. Secondly, the popes in the past havent followed jesus by giving everything that they have to others as they live in massive houses and drive expensive cars, however Jesus teaches that we should give to those, so if they cant follow Jesus why should christians listen to them. Finally, Bishops could do the same decision making as they are more closely visual with christians so they would know first hand what the person should believe the pope might have to seek help from a bishop anyways, as he needs help with the magesterium, so why should a christian seek his help when he seeks help off bishops.

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‘The Virgin Mary is the most important role model

Yes, I agree becasue Roman Catholics beleive that the role of the Virgin Mary is to help their prayers be accepted byu God. Secondly, she also acts as a role model to show Catholics how to live good lives and to love God. Finallly, she helps catholics to be obedient to God and she was present at the pentecoset and helped the early apostles to form the early church.

Some one may disagree because, Jesus is the only role model Christians need. secondly she lived a long time ago so a more modern person is better, as like the bible needs to be reinterpreted so does its successors. Finally, the Virgin Mary is not important for all Christians, as she isnt seen in many parables she is only seen as Jesus' mother then she isnt seen much throughout the new testament.

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