[Elsie]

Based on what had been revealed to them through Peter and then Paul and Barabbas, the council reached the conclusion that Gentiles were not to be forced to undergo circumcision.

Oh?

It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond the following requirements:

and...

God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us.

HMMMmmm...

I wonder if this applies to C's and P's as well???

[Jvette]

The Holy Spirit revealed it first to Peter and then to Paul and Barnabas and then, through their testimony, to those at the Council of Jerusalem.

The statement you posted, It seemed good to the Holy Spirit AND to us.....shows that the Apostles spoke with authority and an assurance that the Holy Spirit was guiding them and what they declared was doctrinal.

That hasn’t changed in the Catholic Church.