Pope Clement was granted authority by Jesus.
Your authority is yourself and you do not have God’s protection that was given to the Catholic Church to not err in matters of faith. Otherwise, there would be a triumph of the powers of Hell.
Since the successors of Peter have the same authority, which comes ultimately from Christ, to bind and loose, they have the authority to bind the faithful in matters pertaining to salvation that is, in faith or morals. If a Pope could bind the faithful to error, it would be a clear triumph of the powers of Hell, because the entire Church would be bound to follow the error under Christ’s own authority. Therefore, the logic of the situation demands that Peter’s power of confirming the brethren must be an infallible power.
Vatican I clarified what was at that time a confusing issue, but did so by way of stating clearly what Christ’s teaching was, not by way of adding anything new. Vatican I therefore carefully enumerated the conditions under which the Pope is in fact infallible the same conditions which logic demands, which Scripture suggests, and which tradition shows us in action down through the centuries.
When the Pope (1) intends to teach (2) by virtue of his supreme authority (3) on a matter of faith and morals (4) to the whole Church, he is protected by the Holy Spirit from error. His teaching act is therefore called “infallible” and the teaching which he articulates is termed “irreformable” which means it can never be changed because it is certainly true.
Jeffrey A. Mirus holds a Ph.D. in History of Theology
You are still attempting to show the supremacy of the RCC system of beliefs over the written Word of God, the Holy Bible, by quoting just Roman Catholics. That is not a valid or acceptable proof.
Your pope Clement was granted authority by Jesus to do what and in what New Testament book is this giving of special authority recorded? All believers in Jesus Christ have been given authority, according to the Scriptures.
You are making stuff up. No papal authority extends greater than the Authority of Lord Jesus Christ. You are still greatly mistaken and are following the error of man-made (fictitious) and confused teachings of the RCC instead of the Son of God, Jesus Christ.
Only what is written in the Holy Bible is acceptable to born-again (born of the Spirit) believers in Jesus Christ as the verifiable written Word of God.
I see you are a devout practitioner of the Catholic religion, which is NOT the Church founded by Jesus Christ in spite of the RCC’s megalomaniacal claim contrary and in direct opposition to what Jesus Christ actually said and is recorded in the Holy Bible.
You are kicking against the goads on this thread. You must believe Jesus Christ and be born again of the Spirit to see the kingdom of God. Faith in anything or any system other than the Son of Man Who was lifted up...is misplaced.