[jo kus]

Both St. Paul and Apollo, as well as Jo Kus and I have taught without a formal sanction from a bishop. Obviously, any time my bishop corrects me or silences me I will obey, as I do not argue my opinions as such, but in consonance with the teaching of the Church. Something similar happened to Apollo. He, or Jo Kus (I presume) or I are not in the line of apostolic succession and cannot speak but tentatively on behalf of the Church; but to speak we are encouraged, as it is our Catholic Christian duty to witness the Gospel.

I agree completely with everything Annalex said. If someone finds I have misrepresented the Catholic faith and is able to show that, I must humbly submit my obedience to this teaching. We believe that God has given the Church, not individuals, the charism of infallibility. Christianity is a revealed religion - objectively so, not subjectively to the whims of society OR Catholics who are wrong on a Catholic teaching!

Regards

[HarleyD]

If someone finds I have misrepresented the Catholic faith and is able to show that, I must humbly submit my obedience to this teaching.

Well, well. I guess we don't have "free will" after all. ;O)

This is precisely what I stated in post #5705:

Apostolic succession simply one who follows the Church's teaching. Thus, if the Church states something to be true, and if someone preaches what the Church states to be true, then what they say is true, is true once the Church says that what they preach is true.

While I wrote this tongue-in-cheek, it is a circular argument. I will agree there are certain core truths of the scripture. These can only be confirmed through the hard evidence of the scripture. All other teaching is suspect.