[pgyanke]

Christ indicated IIRC in more than one place that He gave HIS BODY—BELIEVERS incredible authority in His Name.

Yes, he did. What does this have to do with the specific authority referenced in my post?

[OLD REGGIE]

Yes, he did. What does this have to do with the specific authority referenced in my post?

Do you mean the authority of binding and loosing? Consult your "infallible" source.

Catechism Of The Catholic Church
881 The Lord made Simon alone, whom he named Peter, the "rock" of his Church. He gave him the keys of his Church and instituted him shepherd of the whole flock. "The office of binding and loosing which was given to Peter was also assigned to the college of apostles united to its head." This pastoral office of Peter and the other apostles belongs to the Church's very foundation and is continued by the bishops under the primacy of the Pope.